Einride's Driverless Truck Completes World-First Cross-Border Trip: Dagens industri

Swedish logistics technology company Einride has achieved a significant milestone, completing the world's first driverless, cross-border delivery with its autonomous, electric truck. The vehicle transported goods for Postnord from Sweden to Norway, crossing the border at Ørje without a driver onboard, as reported by Dagens industri. According to Einride's Chief Technology Officer, Henrik Green, the company's objective is to showcase the potential of autonomous technology to improve the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of transportation. The delivery was conducted as part of the EU-funded MODI project, which addresses the complexities of cross-border autonomous transport, including varying national regulations, road markings, and customs procedures. Einride successfully integrated its systems with Norway's digital customs solution, Digitoll, enabling seamless digital declaration of goods for border passage. The autonomous truck relies on radar, lidar, and cameras for navigation and is monitored from a central control center, which also offers remote control functionality. This achievement builds upon Einride's prior testing of self-driving trucks in Belgium and its established commercial operations in other regions. In Sweden, Einride's technology facilitates the transportation of products for Apotea between its warehouse in Morgongåva and a nearby terminal. In the United States, the company operates in Tennessee, moving goods between a GE Appliances factory and its distribution center. Founded nine years ago, Einride continues to advance its autonomous transportation capabilities, further demonstrating the growing feasibility of driverless solutions for optimizing logistics and supply chain operations.