Einride Unveils Advancements in Autonomous Mobility, Electrification, and Smart Charging

Einride presented breakthroughs in autonomous mobility, electrification, and smart charging during its “Spring Update” event. Highlights included a groundbreaking study in AI-based planning, a new autonomous vehicle-agnostic software solution, and the launch of “energy reservations” within its expanding Smartcharger network.

Einride, a technology company providing digital, electric, and autonomous freight solutions, announced significant technological advancements and new features across its platform. The event showcased how Einride’s data-driven technology effectively coordinates all aspects of its platform: the operating system, autonomous technology, charging infrastructure, and electric mobility.

Key Announcements:

Autonomous Vehicle-Agnostic Software Launch: Einride unveiled a vehicle-agnostic SaaS product, enabling the use of its autonomous software – Einride Driver – with any hardware. Leveraging its experience in autonomous freight, this launch allows Einride to expand into new sectors, initially with contracts in the defense industry to mitigate risks for human drivers.
Industry’s First “Energy Reservation” Launched: Einride is the first in the industry to offer fleets the ability to reserve not only a charger but also the energy itself, increasing utilization rates by over 50%.
Smartcharger Network Expansion Across Sweden: With seven charging stations operational and six more under development by 2026, Einride’s strategically located Smartchargers form one of Europe’s most advanced charging networks.
Quantifying AI-Driven Planning with Unique Report: A report conducted with the Fraunhofer Institute demonstrates that Einride’s AI-based planning tools reduce costs for trucking companies by 8-13%, proving that AI-based freight planning surpasses traditional electrification methods.

“Einride was founded on the belief that the freight industry needed a fundamental transformation. Today’s announcements reflect how far we have come in using technologically driven freight to transform innovation into impact,” said Robert Falck, Founder and Chairman of the Board at Einride. “Our AI-based platform is constantly evolving, and today we have taken a deep dive into our innovations that are driving the development of electric and autonomous freight forward every day.”

Scalable and Safe Autonomous Mobility with Einride Driver

Einride provided an in-depth look at its progress in autonomous freight. Einride utilizes several advanced hardware and software components, including the autonomous software Einride Driver, the autonomous vehicle – now referred to as eBot – and its “Control Tower” which monitors operations. With active operations on public roads in both Sweden and the United States, Einride Driver is specifically designed for autonomous, electric vehicles, with safety as the highest priority.

The company introduced its new vehicle-agnostic SaaS product, allowing customers to apply Einride Driver to any hardware platform. With this new offering, Einride leverages its operational experience from the freight sector to explore new applications and industries where its autonomous technology can be applied, focusing on reducing risks for human drivers in dangerous and exposed environments. This includes initial contracted projects within the defense sector to meet Europe’s increasing demand for military technology, with a focus on safety and risk reduction for human drivers.

Einride also previewed the next-generation Control Tower, where a remote operator can monitor multiple autonomous vehicles – enabling scalable operation with increased cost-effectiveness.

Energy Meets Planning with Einride Smartcharging

Einride also announced the launch of an industry-unique “energy reservation” feature, a new offering that allows customers and partners to reserve not only a charger but also the energy itself, ensuring guaranteed access to energy exactly when needed.

The feature is integrated directly into Einride’s platform and enables seamless booking linked to the trucking company’s schedules, prioritization of energy for time-critical missions, and spot price-based charging to reduce energy costs by charging during off-peak hours. Initial tests of the technology with one of Einride’s customers showed an increase of over 50% in the utilization rate of the charging infrastructure.

The expansion of this technology coincides with a major expansion of Einride’s Smartcharger network. The company already has seven charging stations in operation, with six more stations under development for 2025–2026 – all strategically located along Sweden’s most important transport routes. When the entire network is completed, it will provide more than 100 charging points in Sweden, making it one of Europe’s most comprehensive smart charging infrastructures. Expansion to additional regions with the Smartcharger network is planned for the end of 2025.

Unique Study Quantifies AI’s Impact on Electric Freight

A groundbreaking study, conducted in collaboration with the renowned Fraunhofer Institute and based on real data from one of Einride’s customers, has quantified the economic impact of AI-based freight planning. The study, which will be published in full in June, showed preliminary results from optimizing over 38,000 transports and more than 200 vehicles. The report shows that Einride’s AI-based planning tools can reduce the total cost of ownership for trucking companies by 8-13% – a significant saving compared to the average savings of 3% achieved by replacing diesel trucks with electric alternatives on a one-to-one basis.

The study confirms that AI-driven digital planning makes electrification scalable and truly cost-effective. Einride’s AI-based planning technology achieves these results by optimizing routes, adapting to trucking company sizes, and intelligently coordinating charging to maximize electrification and utilization. The full results from the report will be published via Fraunhofer’s channels in the coming weeks.

Einride Spring Update

During the Einride Spring Update, Einride showcases the latest advancements for its technology platform. The event offers an overview of how Einride’s data-driven technology connects the various mobility solutions offered to customers, with a deep dive into each aspect of the platform.

“At Einride, we create real difference through our groundbreaking technology, and today we are showing clear examples of how that happens,” said Roozbeh Charli, CEO of Einride. “By turning complex mobility challenges into scalable, intelligent solutions, Einride’s platform helps our customers scale smarter, operate more efficiently, and stay ahead in a rapidly changing industry.”

To see the Einride Spring Update in its entirety, visit einride.tech.

For more information, contact press@einride.tech.

About Einride

Einride designs, develops, and delivers freight mobility technology to accelerate the transition to sustainable transport. Their platform includes an integrated network of electric and autonomous freight vehicles, charging infrastructure, and an intelligent freight operating system. Founded in 2016, Einride became the world’s first company in 2019 to operate an autonomous, electric freight vehicle on public roads. Today, Einride operates one of the largest fleets of heavy electric trucks on behalf of Global Fortune 500 companies in eight different markets. For more information, visit einride.tech.

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