Interview

August 5, 2019

Europe is “obsolete” and the battle to shape the future of transport is in the US, says Einride’s CEO

Europe is lagging behind in the race to reshape the global transport industry.


Mimi Billing

5 min read

Robert Falck is one of the founders of the driverless electric truck Einride. Here with his dog Freddie.

Europe has had the first driverless electric truck on a public road, is on track to get a flying taxi and will soon have a $1bn battery farm to power a motorcade of electric cars.

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Einride's T-pod is driving on public roads for customers such as Lidl and Schenker.
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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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