#133 – Niklas Reinedahl | Einride – Improving Freight Efficiency with Digital then Electric and then Autonomous-Electric Vehicle Deployments

As US General Manager, Niklas carries the responsibility for Einride’s business and operational growth in one of the world’s largest transport markets, North America.

Key topics in this conversation include:

  • The incredible opportunity to improve the efficiency and utilization of the trucking ecosystem
  • Einride’s path from digital to electric and finally autonomous-electric vehicles
  • Why vehicle sales isn’t the right metric for success
  • How Einride is providing meaningful value today
  • The best use cases for electric and then autonomous vehicle deployments

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Niklas’s Bio

As US General Manager, Niklas carries the responsibility for Einride’s business and operational growth in one of the world’s largest transport markets, North America. Prior to joining Einride, he spent eight years in various management positions within Volvo Group, most recently at Volvo Construction Equipment as Global Director Industrial Strategy. Niklas also has a long history of success in strategy consulting, most notably with Accenture.

About Einride

Einride designs, develops and deploys technologies for freight mobility. By building grids powered by a first-of-its-kind ecosystem — the intelligent platform Einride Saga, electric and autonomous fleets, charging infrastructure and connectivity networks — a resilient, cost-effective shipping future is unlocked. Founded in 2016, Einride became the first company in the world to deploy an autonomous, electric vehicle on a public road in 2019 and became the first company to receive approval to operate the vehicle on a U.S. public road in 2022. For more information, please visit einride.tech.

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