FERNRIDE, Europe’s leading ground autonomy platform, announces the extension of its Series A financing round, raising an additional €18. This brings the total funding to €75 million, fueling the acceleration of dual-use autonomous logistics solutions across Europe.

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Over the past three years, FERNRIDE has proudly contributed to one of Europe’s most groundbreaking mobility projects: ATLAS-L4. This large-scale, government-backed initiative brought autonomous trucks into real-world highway traffic for the first time in Germany...

Safety is a top priority in terminal operations, but how can technology make it even more reliable? FERNRIDE and Continental are working together to integrate advanced radar and camera systems into autonomous terminal tractors, improving perception, hazard detection, and operational efficiency.

FERNRIDE, the leading European autonomous trucking company, is advancing its driverless testing capabilities with comprehensive trials. These trials are critical steps within the industrialization of the company’s product in compliance with the Machinery Directive and CE certification.

FERNRIDE, a European leader in autonomous trucking solutions for port and yard logistics, announces the appointment of Guenter Schmidmeir as Chief Revenue Officer. With his vast experience and proven track record in the logistics industry, Guenter will drive FERNRIDE's commercialization and...

FERNRIDE applies a commitment to operational excellence in automating horizontal transport within container terminals, focusing on how automation can increase value-added time in daily operations while minimizing disruptions.

Jointly presented by FERNRIDE, passify, and heyport, with support from HHLA Next and HPC Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC), the report provides essential insights for industry professionals facing the challenges of port modernization.

FERNRIDE’s safety & security concept for autonomous terminal tractors has recently passed the evaluation conducted by the international testing and certification company TÜV SÜD. The safety concept for autonomous terminal tractors is the first of its kind in the European Union.

Every terminal is different. Whether it’s the layout, available space, or access to skilled labor - these unique conditions require an automation solution that can adapt without causing disruptions or requiring major infrastructure changes.

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FERNRIDE and JOST announce strategic development partnership to drive forward important future topics in the logistics sector: Decarbonisation, automation and the search for solutions to the driver shortage are at the heart of the joint activities.

After more than a year of successful cooperation in the terminal and FERNRIDE-enabled autonomous terminal tractors being a part of daily live operations and doing productive moves, it is time to share the insights and learnings from this unique deployment.

Before the 1950s, shipping was a chaotic ballet of barrels, crates, and sacks, each piece of cargo loaded individually onto ships. Then came Malcolm McLean, a trucking entrepreneur with a vision for efficiency.

Autonomous vehicles, such as terminal tractors, are increasingly being utilized within container terminals for horizontal transportation to improve efficiency and safety. Autonomous, electric vehicles offer the potential for 24/7 operation, reduced manual labor, and optimized driving patterns.

Germany-based autonomous trucking innovator FERNRIDE announces their next generation autonomous vehicle kit. FERNRIDE’s Vehicle Kit is designed to endure extreme conditions like sub-zero temperatures, ice and blizzards in Estonia, as well as the arid climate and...

Guenter Schmidmeir, renowned for his expertise in the container terminal industry, joined FERNRIDE's mission. With a remarkable career spanning 25 years, this industry veteran has held key positions including General Manager at Navis and Senior Vice President of Automation Sales at Kalmar.

I am not here to steer controversy, but let me get straight to the point: human-assisted autonomy is the only path to scalable and reliable logistics automation today. Especially, in the AV space we are used to the moonshot approach: it’s all in or nothing; either full autonomy or none at all...

We are excited to see our CEO and co-founder Hendrik Kramer on the Forbes 30 under 30 list of 2024! Hendrik is featured on the Manufacturing and Industry list...

When it comes to autonomous vehicles, it is a no-brainer that one of the first questions that comes to mind is “How safe is this technology?”. It pushes the boundaries of human innovation and prompts us to create new frameworks and approaches to how we think about safety. In this article we share a glimpse...

A global survey conducted by FERNRIDE recently revealed that a staggering 67% of terminal professionals ranked the level of automation in their terminals as “Low” or “Moderate”. This eye-opening report uncovers the gap in the container terminal industry’s automation journey, a sector that is pivotal to the global trade.

Germany-based autonomous trucking innovator FERNRIDE has closed a further $19M in its Series A funding, pushing the total round amount to $50M. This comes as the company strengthens its focus on advancing the transition towards automated and sustainable logistics by creating the world's leading human-machine collaboration technology.

HHLA TK Estonia, a subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), and Munich-based scale-up FERNRIDE have successfully completed the first phase of their joint project at the Estonian terminal, where the companies will continue to develop the project and promote autonomous driving...

Fernride announces Dr. Volker Hartmann as its new general counsel. In June 2023, the pioneering German autonomous electric trucking company announced a round of series A financing...

FERNRIDE, a leading German autonomous, electric trucking company, has secured $31 million in Series A funding to accelerate the transition towards automated and sustainable logistics by creating the world's leading human-machine collaboration technology.

Industry leaders join forces to offer teleoperated and autonomous driving capabilities ready for commercial use

HHLA Next, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG’s innovation unit, is investing in Munich-based start-up FERNRIDE. A pilot project for highly automated and electric container logistics is being launched at the HHLA TK Estonia terminal in Tallinn in partnership with HHLA International.

The pioneer of automated logistics, FERNRIDE welcomes a new investor. The global logistics provider DB Schenker invests in the startup FERNRIDE and launches a pilot project for highly automated & electric yard trucking in Tilburg, Netherlands....

Munich based FERNRIDE is tirelessly working on automating the logistics industry. FERNRIDE recently added to the team Alexandre Haag as an advisory board member and Ciaran Murphy as VP of Engineering.

Commercial vehicle manufacturer Krone and technology company Fernride cooperate for driverless transport solutions

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The provider of automated logistics Fernride today announced the expansion of its management team. With Martin Isik and Thomas Bock, two top managers from BMW and Argo AI, the Munich teleoperations startup strengthens its C-Level.

The Munich-based start-up is to take over transports at the VW factory site. Teleoperation could thus solve a massive problem in the logistics industry.

Fernride, the provider of automated truck transport, has made a major coup. A former MAN executive joins the Munich-based start-up as a board member and investor - and wants to turn the industry upside down.

Fernride has a new board member who will also actively support the Munich-based start-up as an investor. Holger Mandel, former member of the Executive Board of MAN Truck & Bus SE and CEO of MAN Truck & Bus Germany, wants to realize the transition to automated and sustainable logistics through teleoperated driving with ernride in the future.

A bang for the logistics industry's buck: on April 1, automated logistics provider Fernride presents a prominent new addition.

Together with leading partners MAN Truck & Bus, Knorr-Bremse, Leoni, Bosch, BTC and leading research institutes, as well as TÜV and Autobahn GmbH, Fernride launches the ATLAS-L4 research and development project. We are putting fully automated trucks on the road for the first time by the middle of the decade.

Driving logistics automation: Our CTO Jean-Michael Georg explains for Deutsche Verkehrs-Zeitung how we are countering the driver shortage with automated logistics through teleoperation and how our technology works.

There is much to suggest that the chaos in supply chains will continue in the coming year. Teleoperation can be an answer to the driver shortage.

Autonomous driving is being driven primarily by test trials with trucks. Numerous German startups are already getting involved. What matters now for the breakthrough to succeed.

Fernride has made it to the "Top Employers SME 2022"! FactField GmbH once again conducted a large-scale survey of employees in Germany on behalf of FOCUS-Business to determine the top employers in the SME sector based in Germany.

Hendrik Kramer is co-founder of Fernride. A tech company from Munich that has made it its mission to fix the broken back of logistics. Which backbone are we actually talking about? The driver shortage in the logistics industry.

Fernride, founded in 2019, has already raised more than 10 million. "We have an ambitious goal: We want to be the leading provider of driverless transport services in Europe in five years," says founder Hendrik Kramer.

The truck driver shortage hasn't just been a problem since Corona. The Munich-based start-up Fernride has developed a solution.

Munich, October 2021 - Fernride has won over Rene Limberger as its interim Executive Vice President Engineering: At the Munich-based startup for driverless logistics processes, he will henceforth contribute his expertise in software and hardware development as well as extensive experience...

Driverless to combat driver shortage: Fernride has upgraded a Terberg Yard Tractor with its teleoperation vehicle kit. The driverless prototype is being publicly unveiled this week at the CENEX conference in Bedford, UK.

Fernride showcased its successful integration of a remote operation kit into a next- generation drive-by-wire YT tractor of industry leader Terberg on CENEX.

Transport in big cities needs new impulses. Ideas come from Bavaria: Fernride and other Munich-based start-ups have come up with amazing solutions for less car and more green in the city.

Fernride wants to make truck driving an office job. The teleoperation solution from Munich is ready for series testing.

Fernride focuses on autonomous driving and controls driverless trucks remotely via mobile phone networks through logistic terminals.

In the pilot project at DB Schenker's Nuremberg site, employees control the driverless E-Wiesel remotely.

Proving the feasibility of teleoperations within a productive logistics yard, Proving the feasibility of teleoperations within a productive logistics yard…

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With only 15 month in operations Fernrides Transportations-as-a-Service approach convinced existing and new venture capitals to invest...

The Munich-based startup has developed a cloud-based platform that can anticipate autonomous driving or replace it in the event of technical problems....

Companies are looking for truck drivers in vain. Fernride wants to alleviate the problem - and let a single driver remotely control 50 vehicles in the future...

Fernride is a platform for autonomous driving that allows vehicles to be controlled and monitored remotely from anywhere. It combines the power of human and artificial intelligence and enables user:ins to operate fully driverless vehicles...

We have attended VIVA Technology, the biggest startup & tech event in Europe, when Spencer Reiss (WIRED) and Stefan Drüssler (TUM) had a talk with our CEO Henrik about the next Munichorns...

German universities and institutes are home to a number of research treasures. But only a few researchers turn their work into a company; like FERNRIDE...., for example.

This whitepaper discusses how teleoperation technology can help and accelerate the deployment of automated vehicles ...

Fernride - a driverless future through teleoperation: Fernride's teleoperation solution enables driverless vehicles to become a reality...

A significant milestone for autonomous logistics in Europe: At the HHLA TK Estonia terminal near Tallinn, the pioneer in yard trucking automation, FERNRIDE, has begun the operational transition to driverless operation of terminal tractors. Together, the two companies aim to set new standards for safety and efficiency in port logistics.

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Integrating modern automation with legacy systems is a major challenge in container terminals. Discover how FERNRIDE streamlines terminal operations with flexible TOS integration, phased deployment, and human-assisted autonomy.

FERNRIDE integrates safety engineering and cybersecurity into automating horizontal transport, ensuring safe and reliable operations in busy container terminals while addressing complex challenges like mixed traffic and data security.