Dubai is embracing a new type of technology: autonomous trucks.
What’s happening:
- Autonomous trucking startup Einride has partnered with Jebel Ali Port in Dubai to build the world’s largest autonomous trucking network
The big idea:
- The Jebel Ali Port located in Dubai will use Einride’s electric powered and fully autonomous trucks to move and transport shipping containers
- Einride’s trucks operate entirely autonomously but are monitored by human beings for safety and precision
- Einride leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning technology to analyze patterns, identify the best routes available and lower total energy consumption
By the numbers:
- Einride’s autonomous trucks successfully complete 99.7% of their attempted deliveries
- Einride’s electric vehicles emit approximately 95% less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than gas powered vehicles
- Einride is aiming to establish a 550 kilometre network across the UAE that will see their autonomous trucks operating in both contained shipping ports as well as on public roads
Going deeper:
- Einride has multiple notable partnerships with some of the largest companies in the world, including Mars, Heineken and GE Appliances
The intrigue:
- Einride’s trucks are built without a cabin, meaning it is impossible for them to be driven by a human being
