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.
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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 |
History
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Early history and founding
editThe 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
editIn 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
editEinride 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
edit- ^ "Perspective | Will driverless trucks pass these guys by?". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^ Melton, Lori (2019-05-23). "Einride unveils all-electric, self-driving truck called T-Pod". The Burn-In. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hawkins, Andrew J. (2017-07-05). "This self-driving truck has no room for a human driver — literally". The Verge. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Stewart, Jack. "SWEDEN'S ELECTRIC ROBO-TRUCK IS MADE FOR LIFE IN THE FOREST | Wired". Wired. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ "Driverless electric truck starts deliveries on Swedish public road". Reuters. 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Einride launches freight mobility platform for planning and emissions insights". VentureBeat. 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ "Einride and GE Appliances announce partnership".
- ^ "Maersk & Einride to partner on electric trucking in the USA". electrive.com. 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022.
- ^ Ridden, Paul (2022-06-27). "Cabless autonomous electric truck approved for US public roads". New Atlas. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ^ a b "This electric, self-driving prototype truck is like a giant RC car - Roadshow". Roadshow. Retrieved 2017-08-23.