Facts

• Segment: Autonomy Software
• Country: Germany
• Founded: 2019
• Website: https://www.fernride.com/

Profile sections

• Summary
• Market context
• Facts
• Funding
• Investors
• Events
• Operations / Deployments
• Team
• Relationships
• Context tags
• Customers and deployments
• Sources

Summary

Fernride develops autonomous and teleoperated yard-truck systems for container terminals, logistics yards and industrial sites. Its ground-autonomy platform combines vehicle-agnostic hardware, autonomy software and human oversight, and Quantum Systems announced the acquisition of Fernride in 2025.

Market context

Fernride supplies autonomy and teleoperation systems for autonomous yard trucks and logistics vehicles.

Facts

• Website: https://www.fernride.com/
• HQ: Munich, Germany
• Founded: 2019
• Segment: Autonomy Software
• Known funding rounds: 1

Funding

• 2023-09-20 - Series A - $50M - FERNRIDE raises USD 50M Series A for autonomous yard trucking - source: fernride.com

Investors

• 10x Founders - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2023-09-20
• Fly Ventures - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2023-09-20
• HHLA Next - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2023-09-20
• PUSH Ventures - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2023-09-20
• Speedinvest - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2023-09-20

Events

• 2025-07-10 - Deployment - FERNRIDE begins driverless terminal-tractor transition at HHLA TK Estonia - Three FERNRIDE tractors were operating at the terminal as part of the rollout.
• 2024-06-10 - Product Launch - FERNRIDE releases Gen 4 autonomous vehicle kit - The kit uses automotive-grade hardware and supports remote-assistance workflows.
• 2023-09-20 - Funding - FERNRIDE raises USD 50M Series A for autonomous yard trucking - The funding supported autonomous electric yard-trucking systems for logistics operations.
• 2023-06-13 - Deployment - FERNRIDE autonomous yard trucks enter production operations - The operating deployments were cited alongside the company Series A announcement.

Operations / Deployments

• 2023-06-13 - Deployment - FERNRIDE autonomous yard trucks enter production operations - The operating deployments were cited alongside the company Series A announcement.

Team

• Hendrik Kramer - Co-founder and CEO - Founder/CEO leadership anchors Fernride's human-assisted autonomy model for yard and port logistics.
• Jean-Michael Georg - Co-founder - Founder context supports Fernride's automated logistics and teleoperation company formation.
• Dr. Maximilian Fisser - Co-founder - Founder context supports Fernride's automated logistics and autonomous-driving technology base.

Relationships

• deployment customer - FERNRIDE autonomous yard trucks were integrated into Volkswagen production operations.
• deployment customer - FERNRIDE autonomous yard trucks were integrated into DB Schenker production operations.
• deployment customer - FERNRIDE autonomous yard trucks were integrated into HHLA production operations.

Context tags

• Autonomy software - Stack Layer - Fernride develops autonomy software and hardware kits for autonomous yard vehicles.
• Robot fleet operations - Capability - Fernride combines autonomy software, hardware kits and remote supervision for vehicle fleets.
• Autonomous robot fleet operations - Capability - Fernride operates autonomous and teleoperated vehicle systems across yard and port logistics.
• Off-road autonomy - Capability - Fernride automation targets controlled industrial yards and terminal environments.

Customers and deployments

• Active Customer Operations - driverless terminal-tractor transition at HHLA TK Estonia - 2025-07-10 - HHLA TK Estonia - driverless terminal tractor operations - FERNRIDE began transitioning terminal tractors to driverle…