GE and Einride unveil first autonomous and electric truck operating on US soil

GE Appliances and Swedish freight technology company Einride announced the debut of what they say is the first autonomous and electric truck to operate on US soil this week. Einride has been operating internationally since 2019 but will bring its autonomous Pods to the US for the first time on GE Appliances' 750-acre Appliance Park campus in Louisville, Kentucky. Einride is also providing GE Appliances with electric vehicles at locations in Tennessee and Georgia. The companies claimed that the partnership will save GE Appliances 970 tons of CO2 emissions within the first year. "Sustainability and cost-efficiency is a prerequisite for implementing innovation into our business strategy," said Bill Good, vice president of manufacturing at GE Appliances.