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| Industry | Automotive, technology |
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| Founded | 2016 |
| Founder | Robert Falck, Filip Lilja, Linnéa Kornehed |
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| Website | www |
Einride AB is a Swedish transport company based in Stockholm, Sweden, specializing in electric and self-driving vehicles. The electric trucks are remotely controlled by drivers, and are notable for their lack of a driver's cab.
The company was founded in 2016 by Robert Falck, Filip Lilja and Linnéa Kornehed. The company manufactures electric and self-driving vehicles. [1] The company name is a reference to the Nordic god of thunder and lightning, Thor, and means "the lone rider". [2] In the Spring of 2017, the company introduced their transport vehicle, an Autonomous Electric Truck (AET), formerly known as the T-pod and later as the Einride pod, [3] an electric truck which does not contain a cabin. [4] The first full-scale prototype of what was then called the T-Pod was revealed on July 4, 2017, at Almedalen Week in Visby, Sweden. Einride also announced a 2017 partnerships with Lidl [5] and DB Schenker [6] in 2018. On July 12, 2018, as part of Future Lab at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Einride launched an autonomous and all-electric logging truck. [7]
On November 5, 2018, Einride launched the first commercial installation of the Einride autonomous truck at a DB Schenker facility in Jönköping, Sweden. In May 2019, an Einride vehicle started daily deliveries on a public road there; it is permitted to go at up to 5 km per hour. [8]
In June 2020, Einride introduced the freight mobility platform, a software suite that analyzes transport networks for electric or autonomous vehicle potential and provides recommendations for implementation. [9] In October 2021, Einride finalized an agreement with General Electric (GE) Appliances for first fleet of autonomous electric trucks. [10]
In March 2022, Einride investor Maersk ordered 300 Class 8 trucks through Einride, built by BYD in California. [11] Later that year, the company received approval to operate its vehicles on US roads. [12]
Einride uses self-driving technology as well as remote operation for the Einride Autonomous Electric Truck which allows drivers to monitor multiple vehicles and remotely control the vehicle in difficult traffic situations. [13] The Einride Autonomous Electric Truck can travel 200 km (124 miles) on a fully charged battery. [13]
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