Founded in 2019, ALSO is an electric vehicle company focused on building small EVs for transporting people and cargo, with capabilities spanning both human-driven and autonomous modes. The company operates from offices in Palo Alto, California, Seattle, and Taichung City, Taiwan. It has secured $305 million in funding and reached a valuation of $1 billion.
The company's technical work spans software, autonomy, sensing, and vertically integrated EV technologies. ALSO developed in stealth within Rivian before emerging as an independent entity. Its first product, the TM-B e-bike, is a modular platform designed to convert between cargo bike, commuter bike, and trail configurations without tools.
ALSO describes its mission as building what it considers the best small electric vehicles, viewing movement as extending beyond transportation into connection, culture, and freedom.
