, a Swedish company that wants to put electric autonomous trucks on the road, has raised $10 million in a round led by Norrsken VC.

The Stockholm-based company is manufacturing electric trucks that it hopes will one day hit the roads as fully autonomous vehicles. Some of its clients include and , which use the trucks for part of their logistics.

, , and others contributed to this latest investment. Founded in 2016, the startup raised a $25 million Series A round last year.

It said the new funds will be invested in its Einride Pods, a driverless vehicle that operates either autonomously or by a remote operation centre. The Pod has been tested at closed facilities and on select public roads since 2019.

, CEO of , said there is a large opportunity to be seized in autonomous trucking despite some uncertainties.

鈥淲e have a unique opportunity to make transport both exponentially safer and more sustainable,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 something the vast majority of us want, but many are unsure of how to get there and resort to half-measures. We expect to see the autonomous transport industry expand exponentially in the coming years, especially in the wake of a global pandemic.鈥�

The company added that that fully-electric logistics will aid in reducing emissions among the logistics and road transport industry.

Norrsken VC鈥檚 Niklas Adalberth, a Klarna co-founder, will be joining Einride鈥檚 advisory board as part of this latest investment.

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