Company
FERNRIDE
FERNRIDE is a German autonomous trucking company based in Munich, developing a teleoperated and autonomous yard trucking platform.
- HQ
- Munich, Germany
- Status
- active
Appears inLogistics robots
Funding
$50.0M
Models
1
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
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Key facts
Focus
Autonomous trucking
Robot
Tele-operated-to-autonomous electric terminal tractors
Customers
Ports and logistics yards
Stage
First European company to commercially operate terminal tractors without safety drivers
Scale
Commercial deployment at HHLA TK Estonia in the seaport of Muuga
Product
Teleoperated autonomous yard trucking platform
Funding
75M EUR total (50M Series A)
Employees
150
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →FERNRIDE on the deployment map
Where FERNRIDE's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
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
- Caterpillar2 models
- Caterpillar Mining2 models
- Embark Trucks2 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)
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is FERNRIDE?
- 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.
- What does FERNRIDE make?
- FERNRIDE has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Fernride Autonomous Terminal Tractor (FERNRIDE builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Who competes with FERNRIDE?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to FERNRIDE building in the same form factors include Tesla, Aurora Innovation, Waymo, Caterpillar.
- Where is FERNRIDE headquartered?
- FERNRIDE is headquartered in Munich, Germany.
- How much funding has FERNRIDE raised?
- FERNRIDE has raised approximately $50M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.
- Where does FERNRIDE operate robots?
- FERNRIDE is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is FERNRIDE a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, FERNRIDE ranks in roughly the top 96% of companies tracked by the registry.
- Is FERNRIDE safe?
- FERNRIDE has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-04
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-04
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
- Caterpillar2 models
- Caterpillar Mining2 models
- Embark Trucks2 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
- Caterpillar2 models
- Caterpillar Mining2 models
- Embark Trucks2 models
Reality vs attention
FERNRIDE draws attention at the 18th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among truck robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
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.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 14, 2026