Einride

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2025: For the first time, trucks without drivers began to carry commercial goods between countries with the passage of customs procedures

At the end of September 2025, the Swedish company Einride, specializing in electric and self-driving vehicles, announced that its robotic truck had crossed the state border on its own for the first time in the world. At the same time, all the necessary customs procedures were passed automatically.

A driverless Einride self-driving truck on board crossed the border between Norway and Sweden at the Erje border crossing. The experiment was carried out with the support of the Norwegian customs service Tolletaten. To address border control tasks that are typically performed with a human driver, Einride has integrated its systems with the Norwegian Digital Customs Solution (Digitoll) through a Q-Free partner. The transported goods were previously declared in digital format, thanks to which it was possible to undergo the necessary procedures at the border in automatic mode.

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Einride emphasizes that this is the first ever cross-border delivery of cargo on board a fully autonomous electric truck. The achievement is an important stage in the implementation of the European MODI project, which is aimed at developing the logistics industry by introducing heavy-duty autonomous vehicles. It is assumed that the use of such machines will improve the safety and efficiency of cargo transportation, as well as reduce the negative impact on the environment thanks to the use of electric power plants.

In addition, Einride announced a new round of funding, during which $100 million was raised for development. Investors included EQT Ventures, one of Einride's biggest shareholders, as well as quantum computing solutions company IonQ.^[1]

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