Fernride nudges yard trucks toward full autonomy with $31M in new funds
Fernride's autonomous, electric trucks rely on remote human operators to ensure 100% uptime in logistics operations today.
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Fernride's autonomous, electric trucks rely on remote human operators to ensure 100% uptime in logistics operations today.
Fernride has figured out a way to launch a commercially viable autonomous, electric truck business today. Most AV trucking companies are going after the moonshot: Using self-driving freight trucks — typically 18-wheelers — to haul goods over long distances. Startups like Waymo, TuSimple, Kodiak Robotics and Aurora have all had commercial pilot projects and are actively testing on public highways in Texas, Arizona and other southern states.
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