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Just build the next thing

Waterloo alumni Alex Rodrigues and Brandon Moak took autonomous trucking to San Francisco.

Just build the next thing
‘Just build things’ · Photo: University of Waterloo

The context

Where the work begins

Alex Rodrigues and Brandon Moak, the 20-something founders of an autonomous trucking company now valued at approximately US $5 billion, don’t have

The takeaway

What follows

The official Waterloo report places this work in builders / sf. It is a source-linked brief for alumni readers; the source page remains the authority for names, dates and outcomes.

Source reporting

Just build the next thing

University of Waterloo / original source page · November 10, 2021

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Original summary by Alumni Digest, based on public source reporting. This independent publication is not affiliated with or endorsed by the University of Waterloo. Source image retained for editorial review; rights clearance is still required before any broader reuse.

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