Investigation
08/01/2022
Initial Lawsuit
08/31/2022
Lawsuit Progression
08/03/2023
Settlement
08/26/2024
Did TuSimple Holdings Inc. (TSP) mislead its shareholders regarding the safety of its autonomous driving trucks?
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07/25/2022
The Youtube channel The Asian Mai Show – Official Trucking Channel publishes a video entitled “Alleged Whistle Blower Shares Raw Video Of Self Driving Semi Truck Crashing Into Median 🤯“.
The video shows a TuSimple truck hitting the median and revealed a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration May 26 letter to the company announcing a “safety compliance investigation” into TuSimple.
Stock Impact
| Close | Previous close | Price variation | Percentage variation |
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| $9.57 | $9.81 | $-0.24 | -2.45% |
A TuSimple Holdings Inc. (TSP) investor filed a federal securities class action on behalf of all persons who:
(a) purchased or otherwise acquired TuSimple common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and prospectus issued in connection with TuSimple’s April 15, 2021, initial public offering (IPO); and/or
(b) that purchased or otherwise acquired TuSimple securities between April 15, 2021, and August 1, 2022, both dates inclusive.
According to the complaint, defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the company’s business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, defendants allegedly failed to disclose to investors that:
(i) TuSimple’s commitment to safety was significantly overstated and the defendants concealed fundamental problems with the company’s technology;
(ii) TuSimple was rushing the testing of its autonomous driving technology in order to deliver driverless trucks to the market ahead of its more safety-conscious competitors;
(iii) there was a corporate culture within TuSimple that suppressed or ignored safety concerns in favor of unrealistically ambitious testing and delivery schedules;
(iv) the aforementioned conduct made accidents involving the company’s autonomous driving technology more likely;
(v) the aforementioned conduct invited enhanced regulatory scrutiny and investigatory action toward the company; and
(iv) as a result, the company’s public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
08/03/2023
The court issued an order appointing the lead plaintiff and lead counsel.
10/02/2023
This is a class action alleging violations of the federal securities laws on behalf of all persons and entities who purchased and/or otherwise acquired TuSimple securities between April 15, 2021 and October 31, 2022, inclusive (the “Class Period”) and were damaged by the conduct asserted herein (the “Class”).
Operative complaint
On 08/26/2024, lead counsel Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP announced a proposed class action settlement.
The court preliminarily approved the settlement on 09/05/2024. The settlement has a total value of $189,000,000 in Cash.
The notice states that you may be included, if you purchased or otherwise acquired the company’s publicly traded common stock during the period from 04/15/2021 to 10/31/2022, inclusive.
According to the notice, the estimated average cash recovery per damaged share of common stock will be approximately $0.62 per share, before deduction of court-approved fees and expenses. Lead Counsel filed a motion for an award of attorneys’ fees not to exceed 25% of the $189,000,000 and payment of expenses not to exceed $300,000.
For information purposes only, last updated on 01/31/2025. Contact the claims administrator or lead counsel for further information.