Einride puts a cab-less truck into daily Lidl runs on German public roads

The Level 4 vehicle carries goods without an onboard operator under a KBA permit the companies describe as Germany's first of its kind.

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Einride has put a cab-less truck into a permitted retail route on German public roads. The next test is whether a bounded run can become cheaper, repeatable freight.

A modern, cab-less autonomous electric truck drives on a German public road past industrial buildings under a bright sky.

Robert Falck's Einride and Lidl began using a cab-less autonomous truck for daily deliveries on German public roads on September 15th. The electric Level 4 vehicle carries goods between a Lidl distribution center and a store without a driver or safety operator onboard.…

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