Fernride

Fernride is a ground autonomy company based in Munich, Germany, that builds an autonomous platform for unmanned electric vehicles. The site calls its offer Flexible Ground Autonomy and describes it as one platform with several applications. The company says the system automates cargo movement in container terminals, yards, manufacturing facilities and distribution centres. Its stated aim is to reduce risk and free personnel from repetitive and high-risk work.

Terminal and yard applications

• Terminal tractors: autonomous electric tractors that move containers through mixed-traffic terminals.
• Yard shunting: autonomous shunting that cuts idle time and inefficiency in yard operations.
• Factory transport: automated movement of components inside a manufacturing facility.
• Unmanned operation: a platform for unmanned vehicles that automates operations in the most demanding, repetitive and high-risk environments.

Open-road logistics

The site describes autonomous trucks that move cargo between ports, facilities and logistics hubs, extending yard trucking benefits to open roads. The site also describes the platform as AI-powered ground autonomy designed to run at scale. It presents the platform as a way to improve productivity, safety and sustainability, and says it integrates with existing processes. Prospective customers are invited to get in touch to discuss how the solution could speed up the move to automated and greener operations.

Integration and contact

The site says the platform works alongside a customer's existing processes, and it presents the gains as productivity, safety and sustainability, with returns it describes as immediate. The platform suits mixed-traffic terminals and manufacturing sites where components move between work areas. Prospective customers are asked to get in touch to explore how automated operations could be introduced, and the site also lists news and career pages.

Key facts

• Based in: Munich, Germany
• Products: FERNRIDE autonomous terminal tractors, autonomous shunting solution, autonomous trucks