Torc

Torc Robotics builds Level 4 self-driving software for long-haul freight trucks, working with partners like Schneider, C.R. England, and lidar supplier Aeva to commercialize autonomous semi-trucks on US highways. Founded in 2005 out of Virginia Tech's DARPA Urban Challenge team, Torc became a majority-owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck in 2019 and now runs ~830 employees across Blacksburg VA, Ann Arbor, Fort Worth, Montreal, and Stuttgart. The product team sits close to engineering and customers, owning planning and prioritization for an emerging product category that is moving from R&D into productization. For PMs, this is autonomous-trucking work at a scale where shipping decisions touch real safety, regulation, and OEM-customer relationships rather than pure software product.