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Einride eBot
A self-driving electric rigid truck without a cab, in daily service for Lidl in Edermünde since September 2026: up to 15 Euro pallets a run, 25 km/h on a 400 m public road, no one on board. Setting it against a diesel truck is not possible: Einride publishes no battery, range, weight or price, and it sells transport as a service rather than the truck.
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General 4 / 19
| ModelModel name as used by Einride | eBot (called Gen 2 Rigid Large until 2025) | ↗ ↗ |
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| Vehicle typee.g. tractor, rigid | Battery-electric autonomous rigid truck without a cab: no steering wheel, no accelerator and no brake pedal | ↗ ↗ |
| Axle configurationNot published | not published | |
| Gross combination weightA rigid truck carrying its own load; no trailer figure published | not published | |
| Gross vehicle weightNot published for the eBot. Einride's first-generation AET vehicles weighed 26 t (The Robot Report, 8 October 2020) | not published | ↗ |
| Kerb weightNot published | not published | |
| PayloadWeight not published; the eBot carries up to 15 Euro pallets per trip (see First customer). The first-generation AET vehicles had a 16 t payload (The Robot Report, 2020) | not published | ↗ |
| Payload if the Council position on 96/53/EC is adoptedNot published | not published | |
| Axle design loadsNot published | not published | |
| Drive-axle load at maximum payloadNot published | not published | |
| Overall lengthNot published | not published | |
| Overall widthNot published | not published | |
| Overall heightNot published | not published | |
| WheelbaseNot published | not published | |
| Turning radius, minimumNot published | not published | |
| Top speedNot published. The German permit for the Lidl route caps it at 25 km/h; the 2022 launch only said it is faster than the first generation | not published | ↗ |
| SuspensionNot published | not published | |
| Fifth wheelAs seen on Einride's press photos | None: a rigid truck with its own closed cargo body | ↗ |
| Clean-sheet electric design or converted diesel platform | Clean sheet: purpose-built by Einride without a cab | ↗ ↗ |
Battery 0 / 9
| Battery capacity, installed (gross)Not published for the eBot. Electrek (20 September 2025) gives 320 kWh and more than 650 km for Einride's heavy autonomous truck of 82,000 lb (about 37 t) at the port of Antwerp-Bruges, which is a different, much heavier vehicle | not published | ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Battery capacity, usableNot published | not published | |
| Cell chemistryNot published | not published | |
| Cell supplierNot published | not published | |
| System voltageNot published | not published | |
| Pack architecture | not published | |
| Battery life, ratedcycles / km / years | not published | |
| Operating temperature, battery and thermal system | not published | |
| Battery warrantyyears / km / % state of health | not published |
Range and energy 0 / 8
| Range, as claimedNot published for the eBot. The first-generation AET vehicles were given 130 to 180 km (The Robot Report, 2020) | not published | ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Range, favourable conditionsNot published | not published | |
| Range, real-world | not published | |
| Range test conditionNot published | not published | |
| Energy consumptionNot published | not published | |
| Test fleet mileage | not published | |
| Drag coefficient (Cd) | not published | |
| Regenerative braking, peak | not published |
Charging 0 / 6
| DC charge portsNot published | not published | |
|---|---|---|
| Max DC charge powerNot published | not published | |
| Charge time 20–80 %Not published | not published | |
| Megawatt Charging System (MCS)Not published | not published | |
| AC charging | not published | |
| Vehicle-to-grid / bidirectionalyes / no | not published |
Powertrain 0 / 7
| Motor layoutNot published | not published | |
|---|---|---|
| Continuous powerNot published | not published | |
| Peak powerNot published | not published | |
| Peak torqueNot published | not published | |
| TransmissionNot published | not published | |
| Gradeability, maximum | not published | |
| Acceleration 0–80 km/h at GCW | not published |
Autonomous driving 6 / 12
| Level of automationSAE level | SAE Level 4: drives itself with no driver and no safety operator on board | ↗ ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Operational domainWhere it is meant to drive itself. According to Handelsblatt, cited by EV (eletric-vehicles.com), a car with a driver must follow the truck on the Lidl route | In Germany: a fixed public-road route of about 400 m in Edermünde (Hesse), from a Lidl distribution centre to a Lidl store, at up to 25 km/h; the permit does not allow crossing a border. Einride also operates in North America, Europe and the Middle East | ↗ ↗ ↗ |
| Lidar sensorsAs reported by EV (eletric-vehicles.com, 16 September 2026); Einride has not published the sensor set itself | 4 | ↗ |
| Millimetre-wave radarsAs reported by EV (eletric-vehicles.com, 16 September 2026) | 6 | ↗ |
| High-definition camerasCamera count as reported by EV (eletric-vehicles.com, 16 September 2026) | 9 outside cameras; night vision added with this generation | ↗ ↗ |
| Trucks one operator can superviseNot published | not published | |
| Manoeuvring precision, autonomous dockingNot published | not published | |
| Obstacle detection, 360° | not published | |
| Predictive emergency braking | not published | |
| Navigation | not published | |
| Cybersecurity | not published | |
| Safety driver required in Europe | None on board. German rules require a named remote technical supervisor, who watches the vehicle, can approve certain manoeuvres in edge cases and can switch it off | ↗ ↗ ↗ |
Safety 0 / 3
| Truck safety ratingNot rated | not published | |
|---|---|---|
| Driver assistance (ADAS)No driver: see Autonomous driving | not published | |
| Braking and stabilityNo detail on brakes published | not published |
Cab and equipment 2 / 5
Service and warranty 1 / 5
| Service interval | not published | |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle warrantyNot applicable as long as the truck is not sold | not published | |
| Service network in Europe | Run by Einride itself as part of its transport service | ↗ |
| Over-the-air updatesyes / no | not published | |
| Telematics / fleet portal | not published |
Production and market 4 / 12
| Production / assemblyContract manufacturer as reported by EV (eletric-vehicles.com, 16 September 2026), not named | Assembled by a contract manufacturer in the Netherlands; the 2022 generation introduced a flat-pack construction for easier building and setting up on site | ↗ ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Key suppliersDAF Trucks and Einride plan to put Einride's autonomous driving system on DAF electric trucks: testing before the end of 2026, software integration in 2027 (IAA newsroom, 19 August 2026). That concerns DAF trucks, not the eBot | not published | ↗ |
| First customerIn Germany. Einride's customers elsewhere are not listed here | Lidl in Germany: daily service in Edermünde since September 2026, up to three runs a day with up to 15 Euro pallets each; a first phase of four months, then a multi-stop milk run to several stores | ↗ ↗ ↗ ↗ |
| Homologation in the EU | German trial approval by the KBA (Federal Motor Transport Authority), granted 14 August 2026 and valid until at least 28 February 2027: the first of its kind in Germany | ↗ ↗ |
| Availability in Europe | Not for sale: Einride offers transport as a service (Freight Capacity as a Service) and its software as a service | ↗ |
| Trucks delivered to dateNot published | not published | |
| List price, EuropeNo price: sold as a transport service, not as a vehicle | not published | |
| Lease rate | not published | |
| Maintenance cost | not published | |
| Residual value after 5 years | not published | |
| Toll and CO₂ classEU CO₂ class 5 = zero-emission | not published | |
| IAA Transportation 2026Not at the show, as far as published: not found in the IAA exhibitor directory (searched 17 September 2026). Einride is in the IAA newsroom weekly of 19 August 2026, for its plan with DAF | not published | ↗ ↗ |
Company 2 / 3
Where these figures come from
- Einride, 15 September 2026: Einride and Lidl Launch First Autonomous Cab-less Truck on German Public Road
- Einride (GlobeNewswire), 15 September 2026: Einride and Lidl Launch First Autonomous Cab-less Truck on German Public Road
- electrive, 16 September 2026: Einride tests autonomous electric truck with Lidl (Florian Treiss)
- EV (eletric-vehicles.com), 16 September 2026: Lidl Runs Germany's First Cab-less Truck on a Quarter Mile of Road (Matilde Alves)
- eTruckwire (EVwire), 16 September 2026: Lidl puts Einride's cab-less Level 4 truck into daily service in Edermünde, Germany
- electrive, 2 October 2025: 100 million dollars for autonomous electric trucks from Einride (Chris Randall)
- Electrek, 3 November 2022: Einride establishes charging station network and unveils next-gen autonomous electric truck (Scooter Doll)
- Electrek, 20 September 2025: Einride begins public L4 autonomous electric semi operations (Jo Borrás)
- The Robot Report, 8 October 2020: Einride AET vehicles to offer four levels of autonomous freight hauling worldwide (Eugene Demaitre)
- IAA TRANSPORTATION newsroom, 19 August 2026: Top News 34/2026 (Ford Trucks, Hankook, Meiller, DAF, Einride, SuperPanther)
- IAA TRANSPORTATION 2026: Exhibitor and Partner Directory (searched 17 September 2026)
- Einride: home page
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