Summary Peer Review Draft 2

According to the article, “Drone truck startup Einride unveils new driverless vehicles for autonomous freight hauling” written by Hawkins (2020), a Swedish truck company, Einride, has produced a new vehicle that aims to deliver goods in bulk.

The company has been producing appealing and unique vehicle models since 2016 such as “Cab-less pods” for a German logistics company as well as the “T-log” for transporting large amounts of huge tree logs in 2017. The new “Autonomous Electric Transport (AET)” vehicles have a minimalist, sleek design and are similar to its predecessors of being “cab-less”. The article also states that there are 4 different versions of AETs with each type designed to “suit different operational domains or conditions”.  AET 1 is designed to operate inside a specific region, while AET 2 travels outside of a predefined area. AET 3 is meant to operate under rural conditions and AET 4 is geared to run on highways. 

Einride also does regular testing on the vehicles to ensure it can operate smoothly.  The article also shares the software that they are using for “completely driverless driving”. The company claims that the new AET would reduce transportation costs by more than half and reduce very high amounts of CO2 emissions on the environment. The company’s vision for freight haulers to be remote controlled and driverless as well as including “off-roading and heavy-duty cargo” in the future.

Thanks to the advanced autonomous technology, the drone truck will soon be able to take over millions of drivers job and requires lesser manpower. Einride Drone Truck is efficient because not only is it driverless, it is also geared to suit customers’ needs for different domains and environment-friendly. However, “autonomous technology” has brought fear to people in the workforce because 2.5 million drivers are at the risk of being jobless.

Hawkins, A. J. (2020, October 8). Drone truck startup einride unveils new driverless vehicles for autonomous freight hauling. The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/8/21506125/einride-self-driving-truck-pod-aet-reveal