Einride

Einride AB
IndustryAutomotive, technology
Founded2016 (2016)
FounderRobert Falck, Filip Lilja, Linnéa Kornehed
Headquarters
Stockholm, Sweden
Websitewww.einride.tech

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.

History

T-pod
The Einride Autonomous Electric Truck in front of San Francisco skyline
T-log
The Einride Autonomous Electric Truck at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

Early history and founding

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]

2020 to present

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]

Technology

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]

References

  1. ^ "Perspective | Will driverless trucks pass these guys by?". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  2. ^ Melton, Lori (2019-05-23). "Einride unveils all-electric, self-driving truck called T-Pod". The Burn-In. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  3. ^ Etherington, Darrell (6 April 2017). "Einride's electric self-driving T-Pod is a new kind of freight transport vehicle | TechCrunch". Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  4. ^ Hawkins, Andrew J. (2017-07-05). "This self-driving truck has no room for a human driver — literally". The Verge. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  5. ^ "A Swedish company has quietly overtaken Tesla - and already won Lidl as a customer". nordic.businessinsider.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  6. ^ "DB Schenker och Einride inleder samarbete med självkörande lastbil i Sverige". DB Schenker (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  7. ^ Stewart, Jack. "SWEDEN'S ELECTRIC ROBO-TRUCK IS MADE FOR LIFE IN THE FOREST | Wired". Wired. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  8. ^ "Driverless electric truck starts deliveries on Swedish public road". Reuters. 15 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Einride launches freight mobility platform for planning and emissions insights". VentureBeat. 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  10. ^ "Einride and GE Appliances announce partnership".
  11. ^ "Maersk & Einride to partner on electric trucking in the USA". electrive.com. 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022.
  12. ^ Ridden, Paul (2022-06-27). "Cabless autonomous electric truck approved for US public roads". New Atlas. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  13. ^ a b "This electric, self-driving prototype truck is like a giant RC car - Roadshow". Roadshow. Retrieved 2017-08-23.