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DP World and autonomous and electric freight mobility outfit Einride have inked an agreement to deploy 100 electric trucks at Jebel Ali Port, according to a press release. Deployment will begin late this year, and will ramp up to support 1.6k container movements per day. Pilot trials for autonomous trips will kick off in 2025, the statement said.
About the fleet: The fleet will be managed through Einride Sage — a digital operating system that can analyze, optimize, and increase efficiency of electric and autonomous road freight operations, according to the statement. The fleet will curb some 14.k tonnes of CO2 and 158 tonnes of nitrogen oxide emissions per day, once it reaches full capacity.
The latest move also comes as part of Einride’s broader expansion into the UAE: The UAE’s Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure inked an initial MoU with Einride last June to deploy a 550 km freight mobility grid. The agreement set out plans for the fast-tracked deployment of 2k EVs, 200 self-driving vehicles, and eight charging stations across a national grid, dubbed Falcon Rise, connecting Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah. Initial plans saw a development timeline of five years. More recently in February Abu Dhabi’s Integrated Transport Center inked an agreement with the Swedish firm to develop a transit network connecting Al Ruwais, Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi, and the city of Al Ain deploying 1k all-electric heavy-duty trucks and 100 self-driving vehicles with the necessary charging infrastructure for the fleet.
