# Graham Doorley

> Graham Doorley is the Founder and CEO of Terraline, a Fremont-based startup building the first clean-sheet, battery-electric Class 8 long-haul truck with 500+ miles of range. A lifelong car enthusiast with a Physics-Materials Science degree from Carnegie Mellon and a Mechatronics Masters from Stanford, he spent eight years as a senior engineer at Google X and Waymo - where he led the early self-driving truck project that became Waymo Via - before designing Tesla Model S suspension systems. In 2021, he channeled that accumulated expertise into Terraline (originally Solo AVT), assembling a team of Waymo, Tesla, BMW, Ford, Faraday Futures, and Rivian alumni to tackle freight's massive emissions problem with a truck agnostic to whether the driver is human or autonomous.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Terraline
- **Organizations:** Terraline, Solo Advanced Vehicle Technologies (Solo AVT), Response Motors
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science - Physics, Materials Science & Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Master's in Mechanical Engineering (Mechatronics focus), Stanford University
- **Known for:** Founded Terraline (formerly Solo AVT), building the first clean-sheet battery-electric Class 8 long-haul truck, Led the early self-driving truck project at Waymo that evolved into the Waymo Via platform, Designed and engineered the entire front and rear suspension of the Tesla Model S

## Career timeline

- **2001-2005** — Mechanical Engineer at EDGE Product Development - designed dynamic seating systems for the US Navy
- **2006-2008** — Specialty Engineer at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company - analyzed satellite components
- **2010-2012** — Mechanical Systems Engineer at Tesla Motors - designed Model S front and rear suspension systems
- **2012** — Principal Engineer at PhaseOne FCS
- **2013-2016** — Mechanical Engineer at Google [x] - worked on early autonomous vehicle systems
- **2016-2021** — Senior Engineer at Waymo - led the internal self-driving truck project that became Waymo Via
- **2021** — Founded Response Motors LLC
- **2021-present** — Founded Solo Advanced Vehicle Technologies (later Terraline) and serves as CEO

## Achievements

- Founded Terraline (formerly Solo AVT), building the first clean-sheet battery-electric Class 8 long-haul truck
- Led the early self-driving truck project at Waymo that evolved into the Waymo Via platform
- Designed and engineered the entire front and rear suspension of the Tesla Model S
- Secured $14M+ in funding including $3M from SQM Lithium Ventures
- Signed Crowley as Terraline's inaugural US partner for EV pilot testing
- Announced engineering headquarters expansion to Greater Phoenix, creating 30+ engineering jobs
- Developed the Tangra LH1 - a truck with the lowest drag coefficient of any Class 8 production truck

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Terraline announced plans to establish engineering headquarters in Greater Phoenix, Arizona, creating approximately 30 engineering positions
- **2024-06** — SQM Lithium Ventures invested $3M in Terraline, bringing total funding to $14M+
- **2024-01** — Terraline and Crowley began pilot testing of the EV500 Class 8 electric truck in Florida (Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami)
- **2023-01** — Solo Advanced Technologies rebranded to Terraline and launched the Tangra LH1 human-operated battery-electric truck

## Links

- Website: https://terraline.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahamdoorley

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Last updated: 2026-05-06