The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has given its approval for a new type of autonomous electric vehicle — one with no cab for a driver — to operate on U.S. public roads.
Einride will conduct a public road pilot of its Autonomous Electric Transport (AET) vehicles to support its customer, GE Appliances.
The public road pilot, which will take place in the third quarter of this year, will be done at a GE Appliances manufacturing facility to complement other existing operations already in place. Einride was the first to have a fleet of operational autonomous and electric vehicles on U.S. soil in partnership with GEA in 2021.
