Autonomous EV freight company Einride has received approval from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to operate its Autonomous Electric Transport (AET) trucks on public roads in the US. These Pod trucks will begin driving under a public road pilot operated by a Remote Pod Operator.
Einride is a freight technology company founded in Sweden in 2016 that develops electrified commercial Class 8 trucks and trailers, some of which deliver autonomous capabilities.
Einride’s nameplate vehicle, the Pod, is an all-electric truck without any space onboard for a driver that began public road testing in Sweden in 2019. Last November, Einride announced its market entry stateside, including plans for a new headquarters in New York. Furthermore, Einride has previously shared intentions to bring the electric and autonomous Pod trucks to US roads.
This past March, Einride publicly introduced of its first Remote Pod Operator, creating an entirely new career for electrified shipping. Since then, the company has been training additional Remote Pod Operators in Texas in anticipation of autonomous trucks operating on US roads.
Following today’s announcement, Einride has gotten the green light from the NHTSA to begin testing its autonomous Pod trucks in the US.
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