The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies FERNRIDE: 1 model, $50.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
CategoryTrucks
Appears inLogistics robots
Overview
FERNRIDE is a German autonomous trucking company based in Munich, developing a teleoperated and autonomous yard trucking platform. The company raised EUR 75M total including $50M Series A, and employs 150 people advancing autonomous electric truck operations.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Robot
Customers
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Product
Employees
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Hendrik Kramer Co-Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
- Jean-Michael Georg Co-Foundersecondary-verified
- Maximilian Fisser Co-Foundersecondary-verified
Founders (3)
- Hendrik Kramercofounder
- Jean-Michael Georgcofounder
- Maximilian Fissercofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for FERNRIDE.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
FERNRIDE in third-party press
Ukrainian company Tencore launched joint production of TerMIT UGV in Germany - Оборонка • Межа
Quantum Systems Acquires FERNRIDE to Expand into Autonomous Ground Systems - Dronelife
Quantum Systems picks up Fernride to move into autonomous land vehicles - Resilience Media
Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Waymo3 models
- BelAZ2 models
- Caterpillar2 models
- Caterpillar Mining2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships (1)
- FERNRIDE x Terberg with Terbergdevelopment
Funding rounds (1)
- Series A2023-06-13
$50M(reported)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 24, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for FERNRIDE.Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Waymo3 models
- BelAZ2 models
- Caterpillar2 models
- Caterpillar Mining2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning FERNRIDE from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Ukrainian company Tencore launched joint production of TerMIT UGV in Germany - Оборонка • Межа
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Quantum Systems Acquires FERNRIDE to Expand into Autonomous Ground Systems - Dronelife
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Quantum Systems picks up Fernride to move into autonomous land vehicles - Resilience Media
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Quantum Systems Snaps Up FERNRIDE - Tectonic Defense
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Following last month’s triple valuation, Quantum Systems deepens its autonomous focus through FERNRIDE deal - EU-Startups
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Quantum Systems buys autonomous trucking startup Fernride following pivot to defence - Sifted
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5 Q’s with Hendrik Kramer, CEO of Fernride - Center for Data Innovation
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Germany's FERNRIDE bags additional €18 million for their Series A to develop autonomous trucking system - EU-Startups
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Fernride launches first driverless terminal tractor operations in Europe - FreightWaves
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FERNRIDE launches driverless operations at HHLA TK Estonia - Port Technology
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FERNRIDE Selects QNX for Safety-Certified Autonomous Terminal Tractor Solution - ACCESS Newswire
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German autonomous trucking startup Fernride is eyeing defence applications, says cofounder - Sifted
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/fernride.md
- RSS feed: /companies/fernride/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/791e9af4-91ad-4d24-8dde-16e3b82f6ada
- Revision history: /companies/fernride/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Waymo3 models
- BelAZ2 models
- Caterpillar2 models
- Caterpillar Mining2 models
Video
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Discover the cutting-edge world of teleoperation as Terberg and Fernride collaborate to bring innovative solutions to the forefront. This video includes an insi
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In this webinar, get insights from the FERNRIDE’s recent survey on container terminal automation and dive deep into the strategies for creating future-poof oper
Reality vs attention
FERNRIDE draws attention at the 52nd percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among truck robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 39 months ago.
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Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
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Last computed: Aug 17, 2026