Eric Schmidt's Palo Alto firm has spent fifteen years funding PhDs who want to rebuild the physical world - from SoFi and Uber to gene editors and metal-bending robots. Its bet: the boring industries are about to move fast.
Motive (formerly KeepTruckin) is a San Francisco-based technology company building an AI-powered platform for the physical economy. It helps companies that run trucks, equipment, and field workers manage safety, operations, compliance, and spend in one system - combining edge-AI dashcams, GPS telematics, and fintech tools used by nearly 100,000 businesses from small fleets to Fortune 500 enterprises like Halliburton, Komatsu, and Maersk.