Cover - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Apr. 30, 2022
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2022
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-40326
Entity Registrant Name	TuSimple Holdings Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	86-2341575
Entity Address, Address Line One	9191 Towne Centre Drive
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 600
Entity Address, City or Town	San Diego
Entity Address, State or Province	CA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	92122
City Area Code	619
Local Phone Number	916-3144
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
Trading Symbol	TSP
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2022
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Central Index Key	0001823593
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Common Class A
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		199,424,858
Common Class B
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		24,000,000