Thieves Stole ‘Nvidia’ Trailers. They Got 20 Tons of Sand
Thieves Stole ‘Nvidia’ Trailers. They Got 20 Tons of Sand
窃贼偷走了“英伟达”拖车，结果里面装的是 20 吨沙子
On Thursday morning, a top executive at self-driving truck developer PlusAI received an unexpected congratulatory text message from an acquaintance. “I have been proud of you for your adventure and success at Plus. Just saw two of your trucks near my work place! :)” the message said.
周四上午，自动驾驶卡车开发商 PlusAI 的一位高管收到了一位熟人发来的意外祝贺短信。短信写道：“我为你能在 Plus 取得的成就感到骄傲。刚才在我工作地点附近看到了两辆你们的卡车！:)”
But PlusAI’s trucks weren’t supposed to be near this person’s office, in Newark, California. As of the last the company knew, the trailers were docked outside its warehouse, half a mile away. Soon, according to a police statement, cops were on the scene to help recover the two trailers, emblazoned with logos for PlusAI and Nvidia, the most valuable company in the world. The two companies are working together on AI software and autonomous truck technology.
但 PlusAI 的卡车本不应该出现在加利福尼亚州纽瓦克市此人的办公室附近。据公司所知，这些拖车当时应该停在半英里外的仓库外。根据警方声明，警察很快赶到现场，协助找回了这两辆拖车。车身上印有 PlusAI 和全球市值最高公司英伟达（Nvidia）的标志。这两家公司目前正在人工智能软件和自动驾驶卡车技术领域开展合作。
That’s when PlusAI employees gave police a hint as to why whoever hooked their own cabs up to the trailers and drove away might have abandoned the whole thing after breaking them open: Each trailer was full of about 20,000 pounds of sand.
这时，PlusAI 的员工向警方透露了一个线索，解释了为什么窃贼在用自己的车头挂上拖车并开走后，在撬开拖车后又将其弃之不顾的原因：每辆拖车里都装满了约 2 万磅（约 9 吨）的沙子。
“PlusAI uses simulated loads in its trailers to assist with research and development testing,” says Lauren Kwan, a company spokesperson. The trailers were recovered with “40,000 pounds of sand intact.”
PlusAI 发言人 Lauren Kwan 表示：“PlusAI 在拖车中使用模拟负载来辅助研发测试。”找回的拖车里，“4 万磅（约 18 吨）的沙子完好无损”。
PlusAI’s tech-enabled truck cabs—where the driver typically sits and controls the vehicle—were parked inside its warehouse and weren’t taken, Kwan says. The trailers were secured with hand locks, which were broken.
Kwan 说，PlusAI 配备了技术系统的卡车车头（驾驶员通常坐在那里控制车辆）当时停在仓库内，并未被盗。拖车原本是用手动锁锁住的，但锁已被撬开。
The case is under investigation, and no arrests have been made, says Amy Gee, a spokesperson for the Fremont Police Department.
弗里蒙特警察局发言人 Amy Gee 表示，此案正在调查中，目前尚未有人被捕。
Nvidia didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
英伟达没有立即回应置评请求。
The incident comes at a time of rising theft targeting high-value computer equipment, especially chips and other electronics meant for use in data centers. In August, WIRED revealed two California incidents in which thieves deliberately struck the vehicles of security escorts that follow high-value tech loads to ensure they reach their destinations. The trucks involved were then driven to another destination. As of August, millions of dollars of data center equipment onboard had not been recovered.
此次事件发生之际，针对高价值计算机设备（尤其是用于数据中心的芯片和其他电子产品）的盗窃案正呈上升趋势。今年 8 月，《连线》（WIRED）杂志披露了加州发生的另两起案件：窃贼故意撞击负责护送高价值科技货物的安保车辆，以确保货物能顺利抵达目的地。随后，涉事卡车被开往其他地点。截至 8 月，车上价值数百万美元的数据中心设备仍未找回。
This year, thieves have also targeted Tesla batteries and various bitcoin mining machines. Authorities have arrested suspects in some cases, but many crimes remain unsolved.
今年，窃贼还将目标对准了特斯拉电池和各种比特币矿机。当局在某些案件中逮捕了嫌疑人，但许多犯罪仍未侦破。
Some of the most common targets of cargo theft in recent months across the US include metals and enterprise-grade computer and networking equipment, according to Verisk CargoNet, an analytics and risk assessment firm.
据分析与风险评估公司 Verisk CargoNet 称，近几个月来，美国货运盗窃案中最常见的目标包括金属以及企业级计算机和网络设备。
This story has a happier ending. By Thursday afternoon, the sand trailers were back with PlusAI, the Fremont Police Department said.
这个故事有一个更圆满的结局。弗里蒙特警察局表示，到周四下午，装满沙子的拖车已经回到了 PlusAI 手中。