{"id":620377,"date":"2024-05-14T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T06:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/einride-starts-building-worlds-largest-autonomous-trucking-network\/"},"modified":"2024-05-14T09:00:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T06:00:46","slug":"einride-starts-building-worlds-largest-autonomous-trucking-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/einride-starts-building-worlds-largest-autonomous-trucking-network\/","title":{"rendered":"#Einride starts building \u2018world\u2019s largest\u2019 autonomous trucking network"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a368890d3532\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a368890d3532\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/einride-starts-building-worlds-largest-autonomous-trucking-network\/#An_arrow_in_the_quiver\" >An arrow in the quiver<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/einride-starts-building-worlds-largest-autonomous-trucking-network\/#Could_Europe_learn_a_thing_or_two_from_the_Middle_East\" >Could Europe learn a thing or two from the Middle East?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Einride has partnered with Jebel Ali Port in Dubai as part of its ambitious plan to build the world\u2019s largest autonomous trucking network.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Swedish freight mobility startup has signed a deal with DP World, which handles logistics at the port \u2014 the world\u2019s 10th busiest. The firm will use hundreds of Einride\u2019s electric trucks to haul containers around the shipyard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting next year, DP World will start using autonomous trucks alongside those piloted by humans. This is part of the Falcon Rise project, a planned <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/einride.tech\/press\/uae-grid-announcement\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">autonomous trucking network<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that will spread 550 kilometres across the UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe world will have never seen anything like this before,\u201d Robert Falck, CEO and founder at Einride, told TNW. \u201cThere will be hundreds of electric and autonomous trucks transporting goods all over the country, including on public roads.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper latest channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<p class=\"channel-cta-title\">The &lt;3 of EU tech<\/p>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol&#8217; founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It&#8217;s free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We visited the Einride team earlier this year at their offices in Stockholm and their workshop in Gothenburg. The company, valued at over $1 billion, has a unique business model for an autonomous vehicle (AV) startup.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_arrow_in_the_quiver\"><\/span><b>A<\/b><b>n arrow in the quiver<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rather than just building self-driving trucks, the company provides the full mobility menu. This includes electric and autonomous fleets, an intelligent software platform, and charging infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Einride buys its electric trucks from third-parties like Volvo and Scania. The startup then fits these haulers with an AI-powered digital operating system. Dubbed Saga, it analyses the best routes and optimises energy consumption.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Einride builds its AVs, however, from scratch. Unlike those of its competitors, these trucks don\u2019t feature a cabin. You couldn\u2019t drive one, even if you wanted to. Instead, human operators can take over the controls remotely, if needed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Einride\u2019s electric and charging businesses are laying the bedrock for more AVs, the startup\u2019s founding engineer Tomas Ohlson told TNW in Gothenburg. \u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019re building an end-to-end freight mobility ecosystem,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electrification also has a viable business case right now, whereas autonomous trucking is still in its infancy. Ohlson says that Einride plans to slowly increase the share of autonomous operations as regulation progresses.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1406575 size-full js-lazy\" alt=\"einride-Tomas-Ohlson-autonomous-trucking\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1894\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/05\/einride-Tomas-Ohlson-autonomous-trucking.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/05\/einride-Tomas-Ohlson-autonomous-trucking.png 1500w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/05\/einride-Tomas-Ohlson-autonomous-trucking-166x210.png 166w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/05\/einride-Tomas-Ohlson-autonomous-trucking-107x135.png 107w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/05\/einride-Tomas-Ohlson-autonomous-trucking-214x270.png 214w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/05\/einride-Tomas-Ohlson-autonomous-trucking-1216x1536.png 1216w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/05\/einride-Tomas-Ohlson-autonomous-trucking-796x1005.png 796w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fartificial-intelligence%2F2024%2F05%2F14%2Feinride-starts-building-worlds-largest-autonomous-trucking-network-in-dubai%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Einride\u2019s founding engineer Tomas Ohlson at the Vision Shop in Gothenburg. Credit: Si\u00f4n Geschwindt\/The Next Web\" data-title=\"Share Einride\u2019s founding engineer Tomas Ohlson at the Vision Shop in Gothenburg. Credit: Si\u00f4n Geschwindt\/The Next Web on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Einride\u2019s founding engineer Tomas Ohlson at the Vision Shop in Gothenburg. Credit: Si\u00f4n Geschwindt\/The Next Web on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Einride\u2019s founding engineer Tomas Ohlson at the Vision Shop in Gothenburg. Credit: Si\u00f4n Geschwindt\/The Next Web<\/figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1406575 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/05\/einride-Tomas-Ohlson-autonomous-trucking.png\" alt=\"einride-Tomas-Ohlson-autonomous-trucking\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/05\/einride-Tomas-Ohlson-autonomous-trucking.png 1500w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/05\/einride-Tomas-Ohlson-autonomous-trucking-166x210.png 166w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/05\/einride-Tomas-Ohlson-autonomous-trucking-107x135.png 107w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/05\/einride-Tomas-Ohlson-autonomous-trucking-214x270.png 214w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/05\/einride-Tomas-Ohlson-autonomous-trucking-1216x1536.png 1216w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/05\/einride-Tomas-Ohlson-autonomous-trucking-796x1005.png 796w\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2022, Einride became the first company to operate an AV on public roads in the US. The self-driving truck \u2014 which looks like it\u2019s smiling \u2014 runs errands around GE <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>liances\u2019 750-acre campus in Kentucky in the US.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cProjects like these are key to building trust,\u201d Henrik Green, who heads up Einride\u2019s autonomous <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> arm, told TNW. \u201cWe start in private, quiet areas and then slowly move out into more complex traffic situations.\u201d Green was Volvo\u2019s CTO before he joined Einride last year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Could_Europe_learn_a_thing_or_two_from_the_Middle_East\"><\/span><b>Could Europe learn a thing or two from the Middle East?\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Einride\u2019s plans in the UAE mark a monumental step up from previous pilots. When Falcon Rise was<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">first announced<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> last year, the startup said it would encompass 2,000 electric trucks, 200 AVs, and eight charging stations with more than 500 charging points.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, on a call this week, Falck told us he wasn\u2019t willing to specify exact numbers but that there would be \u201cseveral hundred\u201d electric and autonomous trucks involved. Regardless, it would mark a quantum leap forward for the AV sector, which has largely been confined to small-scale test-runs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Falck, Europe can learn something from the UAE\u2019s approach to tech innovation. \u201cThey are ambitious and the decision-makers there have a deep understanding of technology,\u201d he said. \u201cI mean, what the country has managed to accomplish from a tech and infrastructure point of view is monumental.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The financials surrounding Einride\u2019s partnership with DP World were not disclosed. The roll out of electric trucks will begin imminently, while the AVs will be deployed over time, starting next year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Falck said he expects the autonomous trucks will be built partly in Sweden and partly in the UAE to cut down on costs and carbon emissions. 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