Redefining the role of humans in an automated world

We are enabling a smooth transition towards logistics automation by building the best human : machine collaboration platform to safely and efficiently remote operate (autonomous) vehicles.

Creators of the world's leading human-machine collaboration technology, Fernride is accelerating the transition towards automated sustainable logistics.

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Driving Logistics Automation

Sustainability

Moving forward into zero-emissions sustainable logistics powered by electric vehicles and future-proof technology.

Safety

Safety first: protect your workers and the success of your everyday operations. Human-machine collaboration and guaranteed reliability ensure that you’ve safely and effectively achieved your targets at the end of every shift.

Productivity

Eliminate inefficiencies, increase your operational productivity, and redefine the role of drivers while boosting their output.

Our partners
& supporters

We are proud to have strong partners and venture capitals supporting our vision and driving our growth.

"Fernride's scalable technology platform will be a crucial bridge to further automation.The exceptionally strong team and the great market potential as well as its dynamics have convinced us to invest in this German startup."

Marie-Helene Ametsreiter

Investor and Lead Partner Industrial Tech at Speedinvest

"In terms of potential, Fernride plays in the same league as our previous early-stage investments such as Volocopter or Luminar. For me, the team is already one of the strongest in Europe. I am convinced that Hendrik and his team will make a decisive contribution on the road to autonomous driving. We are proud to support Fernride on this journey."

Felix Haas

Partner at Munich-based 10x Group

"Fernride has created an outstanding technology to combine the best of both worlds in one platform: the human driving abilities with autonomous vehicle technologies. We follow and support their rapid growth path with excitement, knowing it will lead to success!"

Gabriel Matruschka

Investor und Partner bei Fly Ventures

Our growth path to date

2009-2019

10 years of research at the leading Chair of Automotive Engineering at TUM in the field of vehicle engineering and sensor technology.

3 Employees

2019

Spinning-off Fernride (initially under the name "Pylot") by Hendrik Kramer, Dr. Max Fisser and Jean-Michael Georg in Munich.

3 Employees

2020

Development of product, technology as well as the business model - supported by Seed Investment from Speedinvest, Fly Ventures, UnternehmerTUM and Business Angel Amir Roughani.

15 Employees

Fernride wins
German mobility award 2020

Early 2021

Successful proof of technology with an initial pilot project on a customer site at DB Schenker together with special vehicle manufacturer KAMAG.

25 Employees

Seed funding pushes financing over 10 mio €

Late 2021

Partnerships with leading OEMs and signature for more customer pilot projects to proof of commercial feasibility.

35 Employees

2022

First productive operations of two automated trucks at the world’s largest automotive production plant at Volkswagen Wolfsburg

60 Employees

Early 2023

Productive operations across all yard-trucking use-cases with DB Schenker, HHLA, and Volkswagen.

2023

We raised $31 million in a Series A round

A global leader in autonomous, sustainable yard trucking

Mobility defines our lives, and its next revolution is here: autonomous driving.

Fully automated mobility still needs time to develop. For now, human-in-the-loop mobility will be required.

Fernride redefines the role of humans. Our technology enables them to control machines as we advance on a unique path towards an automated future.

Fernride is driving the automation of logistics as we change transportation to achieve an ultimate, long-lasting impact on mobility.

Our executive team

Hendrik Kramer

CEO & Co-Founder

Hendrik founded his first company with 16, then studied industrial engineering in Munich and Stanford. As our CEO Hendrik represents Fernride in public and towards customers.

Dr. Maximilian Fisser

CPO & Co-Founder

Max did his studies and PhD at the TU Munich and Wellington on distributed sensor systems. As our CPO, Max drives the product vision and the product development.

Martin Isik

CCO & CFO

After almost ten years at BMW and a strong focus on the autonomous driving space, Martin decided to embark on the more entrepreneurial journey. As our CCO / CFO he is responsible for strategic corporate development, global strategic partnerships and the establishment of our finance department.

Thomas Bock

COO

Prior to joining Fernride, Thomas worked for ARGO AI as Operations Manager Europe where he built up and managed autonomous operations for AID and ARGO. As our COO, Thomas’ focus is to scale up our pilot operations and accelerate our growth.

Ina Fassbender

EVP of People & Culture

Before joining Fernride, Ina gained over 10 years of experience at companies such as Siemens, Amazon, Klarna, and various startups. As our EVP P&C, she focuses on our most important asset – our team – by aligning our People Strategy with the business strategy, and promoting engagement, development, and diversity.

Ciaran Murphy

CTO

Ciaran has 10+ years of experience in the telecoms industry and worked with companies like Siemens and Intel Cellular. He joined Intel's Autonomous Driving unit in 2017, which merged with Mobileye. In 2018, he led autonomy development and verification teams at AID, then moved to a senior position at Argo.AI leading simulation software frameworks. As the leader of all engineering activities at Fernride, Ciaran is responsible for building, certifying, and shipping our product.

Volker Hartmann

General Counsel

Volker has over 15 years of experience as an in-house legal counsel specializing in technology and product law within the automotive and mobility industries. He has advised on, among other things, autonomous and connected driving R&D projects, M&A projects, and the establishment of legal teams at Audi, Daimler, VW Group, and several tech start-ups. As our General Counsel, he is responsible for legal and regulatory affairs, data protection, compliance, governmental affairs, certifications and the establishment of our Office of the General Counsel.

Former MAN board member and CEO of MAN Germany Holger Mandel joins Fernride as board member and investor

A bang for the logistics industry's buck: on April 1, automated logistics provider Fernride presents a prominent new addition. Holger Mandel, former member of the Executive Board of MAN Truck & Bus SE & CEO of MAN Truck & Bus Germany, will actively support the Munich-based startup as a board member and investor.