The firm will use hundreds of Einrideselectric trucksto haul containers around the shipyard.
Starting next year, DP World will start using autonomous trucks alongside those piloted by humans.
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This includes electric and autonomous fleets, an intelligent software platform, and charging infrastructure.
Einride buys its electric trucks from third-parties like Volvo and Scania.
The startup then fits these haulers with anAI-powered digital operating system.
Dubbed Saga, it analyses the best routes and optimises energy consumption.
Einride builds its AVs, however, from scratch.
Unlike those of its competitors, these trucks dont feature a cabin.
You couldnt drive one, even if you wanted to.
Instead, human operators can take over the controls remotely, if needed.
Thats why were building an end-to-end freight mobility ecosystem, he said.
Electrificationalso has a viable business case right now, whereas autonomous trucking is still in its infancy.
Ohlson says that Einride plans to slowly increase the share of autonomous operations as regulation progresses.
In 2022, Einride became the first company to operate an AV on public roads in the US.
We start in private, quiet areas and then slowly move out into more complex traffic situations.
Green was Volvos CTO before he joined Einride last year.
Could Europe learn a thing or two from the Middle East?
Einrides plans in the UAE mark a monumental step up from previous pilots.
For Falck,Europecan learn something from the UAEs approach to tech innovation.
They are ambitious and the decision-makers there have a deep understanding of technology, he said.
The financials surrounding Einrides partnership with DP World were not disclosed.
All the trucks will be remotely operated by technicians based in the Gulf state.
The entire Falcon Rise project is expected to be completed in around five years time.
Story bySion Geschwindt
Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy.
