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December 17, 2025

Quantum Systems buys autonomous trucking startup Fernride following pivot to defence

Fernride began expanding into defence applications this year


Anne Sraders

2 min read

Fernride cofounders (from left): Maximilian Fisser, Hendrik Kramer and Jean-Michael Georg

German autonomous drones unicorn Quantum Systems said it acquired Munich-based driverless truck startup Fernride on Wednesday. The company acquired 100% of Fernride to build out its land division following the startup’s move into defence applications; terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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