About Us
The Tubular Story
Tubular Network is a clean tech company aiming to decarbonize the transportation of goods. We address the logistics inefficiencies and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in industrial domains (e.g. distribution, manufacturing, and warehousing).
Using self-driving electric shuttles, Tubular Network moves a high volume of goods between nearby buildings within a controlled infrastructure. This eliminates the short-distance truck runs currently employed by many industrial domains and significantly cuts greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Tubular Network’s electrified shuttles are guided by advanced AI technology to adjust the dispatch, navigation, and overall system efficiency. Product transportation takes a few minutes inside a protective tube, drastically reducing product damage from the sun, dirt, and industrial emissions. By automating this dull, dirty, and dangerous job, Tubular Network solutions will support the decarbonizing of last-mile deliveries.
White Paper
Potential Energy, Fuel Savings and Emission Reduction of Tubular Network
Started in the year 2020, the company officially launched in 2022 and joined the Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) associated with the University of Texas
Our Founders
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Ben James (CEO)
Ben James (CEO) has won 2 Hyperloop Innovation Awards given by SpaceX. Before cofounding Tubular Network, Ben led several $10M+ product lines at companies like NI and Expedia as a successful product leader . Ben’s passions include mixed/augmented reality systems and electric transportation. Ben received a Bachelor’s in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech and a MBA from Texas State University.
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Dylan Mankey (CTO)
Dylan Mankey has 15 years of engineering experience developing solutions for B2B, B2C, & B2B2C. He also has a decade of experience leading high performing engineering organizations. He has Created 50+ prototypes in the last year to accelerate learning. Dylan received his Bachelor of Computational Linguistics from UT Austin and was the Director of Engineering at Expedia Group.
Our News
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Tubular Demos Robotic Shuttle at EnergyTech Austin
Tubular Network participated in the Austin Technology Incubator's inaugural EnergyTech For All Summit . We demonstrated our demo unit to conference audience of over 300 energy professionals, executives, and investors
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Major Milestone: First Delivery in Production!
On Oct. 25, 2023, Tubular Network delivered a box of rocket parts using our alpha system. This humble moment marks a huge milestone for the company as our first customer delivery! The performance did not disappoint: this delivery used to take 6 hours and now takes 60 seconds.
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Ben James Talks About Hyperlogistics
CEO Ben James gave a inspiring presentation at MOVE America on Hyperlogistics in a speech titled "The end of deliveries - How smart infrastructure will change the last-mile"
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Tubular Moves America
Tubular Network introduced itself to the mobility industry by exhibiting at the 2023 MOVE America conference in Austin. Our booth was the talk of the show and we made great connections with potential customers, partners, and investors.
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Tubular Network Aims For Emission-Free Future
Ben James, CEO and Cofounder, talks to a leading automotive industry journal about Hyperlogistics and the decarbonization of last-mile deliveries.
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How Hyperlogistics Could Revolutionize the Way We Move Goods
Silicon Foundry spoke to Ben James, cofounder and CEO of Tubular Network, about how hyperlogistics offers a faster, cheaper, and automated way to get products where they need to go.
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Tubular Network joins the Newlab cohort at Michigan Central Mobility Lab
Newlab at Michigan Central will create a center of gravity for startups, entrepreneurs, engineers and scientists to build breakthrough companies in Detroit. Tubular Network has been invited to join the inaugural cohort.
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Tubular Network helps Ford launch Michigan Central
Ford is investing $1 billion in the mobility innovation hub, and Tubular Network, a portfolio company of the Austin Technology Incubator at The University of Texas at Austin, was at the grand opening to represent the best in mobility innovation.
