Five-year-old startup Outrider is ready to scale its autonomous approach to logistics hubs, aiming to eliminate freight inefficiency.
The Golden, Colorado-based company is releasing a next-generation autonomy kit for yard automation. Over-the-air software updates and the ability to to swap autonomous yard tractors also include remote technical support.
Outrider claims its client base represents more than 20% of yard trucks operating in the U.S.
Outrider goes Orange
The autonomy kit is installed and integrated on autonomy-ready Class 8 battery-electric yard trucks. Outrider uses the kit and proprietary software to transform yard trucks into fully autonomous vehicles.
“This is the single largest purchase of Class 8 electric vehicles specifically designed for autonomous yard operations in the industry,” asaid Tom Baroch, Outrider head of global supply management. “It demonstrates how Outrider will be a catalyst for bringing thousands of zero-emission vehicles into the marketplace,”
