DB Schenker and Einride launch first commercial installation of an Einride autonomous vehicle
11.6.2018
Stockholm, Sweden, November 6, 2018
Today, DB Schenker and Einride launched the installation for the first commercial use of an Einride autonomous vehicle an all-electric, autonomous truck – at a DB Schenker facility in Jönköping, central Sweden. The Einride autonomous vehicle will travel continuously to and from a warehouse, paving the way for a sustainable transition of road freight transportation.
“We at Schenker are working at full speed on sustainable and innovative logistics. Autonomous driving will become increasingly important for this. Together with Einride, we want to bring the first autonomous, fully electric truck onto public roads in the near future and thus set new standards for tomorrow's logistics,” said Jochen Thewes, CEO of DB Schenker.
“Heavy road transport is responsible for a substantial part of global CO2 emissions. By substituting electricity for diesel, we reduce CO2 emissions by 90 percent. We are happy and grateful that DB Schenker has chosen to be part of this revolution, disrupting a huge global market,” said Robert Falck, CEO and founder of Einride.
Einride’s autonomous vehicle has no driver’s cab but is supervised and can be teleoperated by a human operator, from hundreds of miles away. Not having a driver’s cab enables a smaller vehicle, increased loading capacity, greater flexibility, lower production costs, lower operating costs and optimized energy consumption, allowing the autonomous vehicle to run solely on batteries.
A fleet of autonomous vehicles can be coordinated by an intelligent routing system, optimizing delivery time, battery life and energy consumption, making road freight transportation as efficient as possible.
Einride and DB Schenker initiated their partnership in April. The agreement includes the pilot in Jönköping and an option for additional pilots internationally.
Notes to Editors
About Einride
Part commercial enterprise, part revolutionary movement, Einride is bent on a complete transformation of the transportation industry. By challenging conventional thinking, by utilizing big data and cutting-edge technology — and by inspiring people to take responsibility for the planet and each other — Einride is making the movement of goods more intelligent: emission-free, safe, cost-effective, and ultimately, sustainable.
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