Autonomous tractors in testing at Mawan

Alliance in Germany includes Embotech, Arnold NextG, and Terberg Special Vehicles.

Companies join forces “to deploy autonomous yard trucks across multiple locations in the Port of Rotterdam”, including on the Maasvlakte Container Exchange Route.

After completing the first phase of its project with FERNRIDE’s autonomous driving system at HHLA TK Estonia, HHLA has increased its investment in FERNRIDE to begin a second phase.

Autonomous driving and AI specialist Westwell of China has launched a new version of its Qomolo Q-Truck that can operate in manual mode and then be converted to autonomous operation.

Despite much anticipation, fleets of autonomous trucks have yet to make much of an impact on horizontal transport in container terminals. Konecranes, meanwhile, is preparing to introduce autonomous vehicles for limited applications.

Terberg and Fernride will collaborate to develop an autonomous tractor, CE-certified, for commercial production