# Bryan Salesky

> Bryan Salesky is the Pittsburgh-based co-founder and CEO of Stack AV, an autonomous trucking company launched publicly in 2023 with SoftBank Group backing. Previously the co-founder and CEO of Argo AI from 2016 to 2022, he was software lead for Carnegie Mellon’s winning 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge team and worked on autonomous mining equipment and Google’s self-driving hardware. He serves on the boards of PNC Financial Services Group and the University of Pittsburgh.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Stack AV
- **Organizations:** Stack AV, Argo AI (former), Google self-driving car project (former), Carnegie Mellon University National Robotics Engineering Center (former), University of Pittsburgh, PNC Financial Services Group, Allegheny Conference on Community Development
- **From:** Woodhaven, United States
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
- **Known for:** Software lead on the winning team in the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge., Led work on autonomous mining trucks for Caterpillar at NREC., Oversaw development and manufacture of Google’s self-driving sensors, computers and vehicle hardware programs.

## Career timeline

- **2002** — Graduated from the University of Pittsburgh; began working on railway software at Union Switch & Signal.
- **2004** — Joined Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center.
- **2007** — Software lead for Carnegie Mellon’s Tartan Racing team, winner of the DARPA Urban Challenge.
- **Before 2016** — Managed commercial robotics programs at NREC, including Caterpillar autonomous mining trucks; subsequently oversaw self-driving hardware development and manufacture at Google.
- **2016** — Co-founded Argo AI with Peter Rander and became CEO.
- **2017** — Ford announced a $1 billion commitment to Argo AI over five years.
- **2021** — Appointed to PNC’s board of directors on October 29.
- **2022** — Argo AI wound down in October after Ford and Volkswagen withdrew support.
- **2023** — Co-founded Stack AV with Peter Rander and Brett Browning; the autonomous trucking business launched publicly on September 7 with SoftBank Group backing.
- **2026** — Stack AV announced a Peterbilt 579 equipped with its autonomous technology for ACT Expo in Las Vegas following a PACCAR collaboration.

## Achievements

- Software lead on the winning team in the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge.
- Led work on autonomous mining trucks for Caterpillar at NREC.
- Oversaw development and manufacture of Google’s self-driving sensors, computers and vehicle hardware programs.
- Co-founded Argo AI, which offered autonomous rides to the public in Miami and Austin.
- Co-founded Stack AV with backing from SoftBank Group.
- Appointed an independent director of PNC in 2021.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — PACCAR’s CEO named Stack among its autonomy partners and said PACCAR had no plans to remove drivers at that point, according to Transport Topics’ July 29 report.
- **2026-05** — Stack AV and Peterbilt presented a Peterbilt 579 equipped with Stack’s autonomous system at ACT Expo following a year-long PACCAR collaboration.

## Links

- Website: https://www.stackav.com/about
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bsalesky

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Last updated: 2026-10-25