Mentioned:
Einride is bringing something new to Germany: a driverless electric truck on a public road.
What’s happening:
- Einride (NASDAQ: ENRD) has begun operating an electric cab-less vehicle with no driver or safety operator on board in Germany
Why it matters:
- This is the first time that a company has deployed a driverless vehicle on a public road in Germany that has no human supervisor on board
Going deeper:
- Einride’s cab-less vehicle in Germany is operating in partnership with grocery store chain Lidl to move goods between a warehouse and distribution centre and a single Lidl store
- Einride has publicly stated that they are collaborating closely with Lidl’s parent company Schwarz Group to expand towards further deployments
The intrigue:
- Einride just recently made major waves on Wall Street when they partnered with Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) to deploy 500 Tesla Semis on their Saga AI fleet intelligence platform
