# ISEE

> ISEE is an MIT spinout building humanistic, AI-powered self-driving yard trucks that automate the repetitive, dangerous work of moving trailers inside logistics yards and port terminals. Its autonomy system is grounded in cognitive-science ideas like theory of mind, letting trucks reason about intent and handle the unpredictable chaos of a working yard. ISEE claims to be the first company to reach fully autonomous operations in the yard-truck space, with customers including Maersk and Lazer Spot.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founders:** Yibiao Zhao (Co-Founder & CEO), Chris Baker (Co-Founder & Chief Scientist), Debbie Yu (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~69 employees
- **Products:** ISEE Autonomous Yard Truck, Autonomy Retrofit / Autonomy Kit, Humanistic AI Driving Engine
- **Notable:** Claims to be the first company to achieve fully autonomous operations with self-driving yard trucks., Won 'Autonomous Truck of the Year' in the 2023 SupplyTech Breakthrough Awards., Raised $40M Series B led by Founders Fund (Nov 2022).

## Products & services

- **ISEE Autonomous Yard Truck** — A full-stack autonomous driving system retrofitted onto standard yard trucks (electric, CNG, and diesel platforms) to move trailers within distribution centers, warehouses, and port terminals without a human driver.
- **Autonomy Retrofit / Autonomy Kit** — Drive-by-wire integration, sensor suite, and AI software that converts existing OEM yard trucks into self-driving vehicles, designed for seamless system integration into customer operations.
- **Humanistic AI Driving Engine** — A learning-based autonomy stack inspired by cognitive science and theory of mind, enabling prediction of human behavior and safe operation in mixed-traffic, dynamic yard environments.

## Achievements

- Claims to be the first company to achieve fully autonomous operations with self-driving yard trucks.
- Won 'Autonomous Truck of the Year' in the 2023 SupplyTech Breakthrough Awards.
- Raised $40M Series B led by Founders Fund (Nov 2022).
- Spun out of MIT in 2017; featured in MIT Technology Review for 'common sense' driving AI.
- Deployments with Maersk and Lazer Spot moving from pilot to active service.

## Latest updates

- **2023-06** — ISEE named 'Autonomous Truck of the Year' in the SupplyTech Breakthrough Awards.
- **2022-11** — Closed $40M Series B led by Founders Fund with Maersk Growth, Eniac Ventures and New Legacy, claiming first fully autonomous yard-truck operations.
- **2021-06** — Launched its autonomous driving solution for yard trucks and announced real-world implementations with Lazer Spot and Maersk.

## Links

- Website: https://www.isee.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/isee-ai
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/iSee_AI
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/iseeai

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