Summer 2026

Research Intern

PhD, Autonomy

Posted on 10/3/2025

StackAV

StackAV

201-500 employees

Autonomous trucking systems for safety

No salary listed

H1B Sponsorship Available

Remote in USA + 1 more

More locations: Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Hybrid

Category
AI & Machine Learning (1)
Required Skills
LLM
Python
Pytorch
Machine Learning
C/C++
Computer Vision
Reinforcement Learning
Requirements
  • Currently enrolled in a PhD program in a relevant field (3+ years into program preferred)
  • Strong programming skills in Python or C++
  • Experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch
  • Strong foundation in Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Simulation, Reinforcement Learning
  • Ability to develop, train, and validate AI/CV/ML models
  • Experience in SOTA deep learning techniques, e.g. multi-modal foundational models
  • Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment
Responsibilities
  • As an intern, you’ll dive into cutting-edge research challenges and contribute to breakthroughs that directly shape the future of our technology
  • Autolabeling
  • 3D perception/tracking/SLAM
  • Long range perception
  • Automatic mapping
  • Prediction
  • Deep decision making
  • Deep world building
Desired Qualifications
  • Track record of research excellence demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, or publications at top conferences such as CVPR, ICCV, ICRA, IROS, etc.
  • Strong track-record of published research
  • Strong programming experience using python and pytorch
  • Prior software engineering or research experience in an internship, work experience, or widely used contributions in open source repositories (e.g. GitHub)

StackAV builds autonomous trucking systems to improve safety, reliability, and efficiency in the trucking and logistics industry. It provides hardware and software for self-driving trucks, including sensors, control software, and deployment services, available through direct sales or subscription models. The company stands out by focusing on real-world deployment, applying robotics expertise to integrate autonomous tech with existing supply chains. Its goal is to help fleets move freight safer, faster, and more cost-effectively, delivering goods more quickly.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$1B

Headquarters

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Founded

2023

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • SoftBank's $1B Series A funding accelerates Stack AV's AI and robotics development.
  • Safety advisory council and VSSA enhance transparency with regulators and stakeholders.
  • AVIA membership fosters industry collaboration for smarter supply chains.

What critics are saying

  • Aurora Innovation's public road deployments capture customer contracts within 12-18 months.
  • NHTSA probes into Argo AI incidents halt Stack AV testing permits in 3-6 months.
  • Kodiak Robotics' Ryder partnerships secure logistics deals ahead of Stack AV scaling.

What makes StackAV unique

  • Argo AI founders Bryan Salesky, Peter Rander, and Brett Browning lead Stack AV.
  • Stack AV targets on-highway Class 8 trucks for long-haul autonomous operations.
  • Proprietary safe systems design maximizes truck uptime and optimizes infrastructure.

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Benefits

Professional Development Budget

Company News

The Trucker
Dec 20th, 2023
Autonomous truck developer Stack AV forms safety advisory council

A developer of autonomous trucking solutions, Stack AV also published its inaugural Voluntary Safety Self-Assessment (VSSA), which outlines the company's initiatives to hold itself to high safety standards and commitment to be transparent with the general public, regulators, and other stakeholders in its efforts to do so.

Yahoo Finance
Dec 5th, 2023
SoftBank Mobile Arm Buys Irish Telco in Bet on Driverless Cars

SoftBank is also expected to invest an estimated $1 billion into Stack AV, an autonomous trucking startup.

The Robot Report
Nov 2nd, 2023
Robotics Companies Raised $1.8B In September 2023

Listen to this articleRobotics investment for the month of September 2023 totaled $1.84 billion, the result of 50 investments (See Table 1 below or download Table 1 here). Total funding for the months of January 2023 through September 2023 equals approximately $10.7 billion. Funding was $851 million in August 2023 and nearly $2 billion in July 2023. Companies located in the USA, China and Israel received the most rounds and the most funding amounts, dwarfing other countries (Figure 1, below). Companies based in the USA received the majority of the rounds (23), which resulted in a total funding inflow of $537 million. Firms based in China attracted $141 million in funding (coming from 17 investments), while four investments in Israeli companies accounted for $94M in investment

The AV Industry
Oct 17th, 2023
Stack AV Joins AVIA

Washington, D.C. - The Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA) announced today that Stack AV, a company committed to developing technologies for autonomous trucks, joins AVIA as its newest member.

CB Insights
Sep 15th, 2023
SoftBank makes a billion-dollar bet on autonomous trucking startup Stack AV

Autonomous trucking startup Stack AV raised a $1B Series A round backed by SoftBank last week.

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