SKF testing autonomous e-truck for goods transport between factories to reduce carbon footprint
By Jim Gibbins - 26th March 2021
Sweden – Bearing specialist, SKF Group of Gothenburg to reduce its use of fossil fuels, is to test a self-driving electric truck together with Stockholm-based technology company, Einride AB, on a public road between the factory and the warehouse in Gothenburg. Einride which builds complete vehicles was the first company in the world to operate an electric self-driving truck on public roads for commercial purposes in 2018.
Mattias Axelsson Global Logistics Manager at SKF said: “We have decided to reduce our CO2 impact by 40% from freight transport over a ten-year period until 2025. We therefore review our entire logistics flow from a CO2 perspective. This is an example of initiatives giving us new opportunities to create efficient, sustainable and autonomous logistics flows which contribute to our goals.”
