# TuSimple

> TuSimple, legally renamed CreateAI Holdings Inc. in December 2024, is an applied AI company now focused on video games, animation and production technology. Its earlier autonomous trucking program achieved an 80-mile driverless Arizona run, but the company wound down U.S. driving operations and redirected investment toward entertainment. Its current work includes Heroes of Jin Yong, Ruyi image-to-video software and a Beijing motion capture studio.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** San Diego, United States
- **Founders:** Xiaodi Hou (Co-founder; former CTO and CEO), Mo Chen (Co-founder; executive producer of Heroes of Jin Yong)
- **Products:** Autonomous Freight Network (historical), TuSimple Domain Controller (historical), Ruyi-Mini-7B, Heroes of Jin Yong, The Three-Body Problem animation
- **Notable:** Completed an 80-mile Arizona driver-out run in December 2021., Reported 380-plus core technology patents at year-end 2021., Released Ruyi code and model weights publicly in December 2024.

## Products & services

- **Autonomous Freight Network (historical)** — Mapped freight routes, terminals, L4-equipped trucks and TuSimple Connect oversight software; U.S. operations subsequently wound down.
- **TuSimple Domain Controller (historical)** — Onboard compute hardware for autonomous driving, introduced in April 2023.
- **Ruyi-Mini-7B** — Apache-2.0 image-to-video model with camera and motion controls, publicly released in December 2024.
- **Heroes of Jin Yong** — Upcoming open-world martial arts action RPG for PC and consoles; gameplay trailer released in February 2026.
- **The Three-Body Problem animation** — Animated feature project listed as in production, developed with Three Body Universe.
- **Beijing motion capture studio** — Production facility offering body and facial performance capture for games, film and other customers.

## Achievements

- Completed an 80-mile Arizona driver-out run in December 2021.
- Reported 380-plus core technology patents at year-end 2021.
- Released Ruyi code and model weights publicly in December 2024.
- Opened a 2,000-square-meter Beijing motion capture facility in August 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — CEO Cheng Lu joined a Beijing International Film Festival discussion on AI and intellectual property.
- **2026-03** — FY2025 audited statements reported an $88.183 million net loss and $137.853 million in cash and cash equivalents at year-end.
- **2026-02** — Released the first Heroes of Jin Yong gameplay trailer.
- **2025-12** — Paid a $0.55-per-share special cash distribution totaling $132.8 million.
- **2025-08** — Opened the Beijing motion capture studio.

## Links

- Website: https://www.iamcreate.ai/en-US
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/iamcreateai/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/iamcreateai
- GitHub: https://github.com/IamCreateAI
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@IamCreateAI
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamcreateai/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TuSimple.Inc/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23