TuSimple, an autonomous trucking technology company, has hired UPS (NYSE: UPS) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) leaders to head its strategy and fleet operations, as the China- and San Diego-based company apparently staves off the economic carnage that has hit other startups in the self-driving industry.
Lee White, who spent 35 years at UPS in various leadership roles, will serve as TuSimple’s vice president of strategy. Conrad Miller, who spent 15 years as an executive in Walmart’s technology and...