SUBSCRIBE History Sports Magazine TIME 2030 Video TIME100 Talks TIMEPieces The TIME Vault TIME for Health TIME for Kids TIME Edge Red Border: Branded Content by TIME JOIN US Newsletters Subscribe Subscriber Benefits Give a Gift Shop the TIME Store Connect Wallet CUSTOMER CARE US & Canada Global Help Center REACH OUT Careers Press Room Contact the Editors Reprints and Permissions MORE Privacy Policy Your California Privacy Rights Terms of Use Site Map CONNECT WITH US THE BEST INVENTIONS OF 2021 BACK TO HOME Cleaner Driverless Trucking Einride 100 Best Inventions of 2021 | TIME 0 seconds of 1 minute, 44 seconds NOVEMBER 10, 2021 6:11 AM EST D iesel-fueled freight trucks account for roughly 7% of the world’s total emissions. That’s why Sweden-based Einride designed a new type of freight vehicle: an all-electric, totally autonomous truck that can carry up to 35,000 lb. of goods, promising to reduce carbon emissions by more than 90% compared with a conventional big rig. With no seat for a driver or even a steering wheel, Einride “pods” drive themselves though a cloud-based remote-monitoring system that allows human operators to take control if necessary. “It’s the next generation of transport,” says founder and CEO Robert Falck. The company’s sleek, white vehicles are already being tested on public roads in Sweden, and the firm has partnered with companies like Coca-Cola, Bridgestone and Lidl. —­Nik Popli Subscribe to TIME CONTACT US AT LETTERS@TIME.COM. SHARE THIS STORY MORE FROM THE BEST INVENTIONS OF 2021 A Compassionate Companion Low-Tech Meets High-Tech The Return of the Flip A Novel Noodle From Bottles to Blocks Underwear for Good Thank you for reading TIME. You have a limited number of free articles. SUBSCRIBE Home U.S. Politics World Health Personal Finance by NextAdvisor Business Tech Entertainment Ideas Science History Newsfeed Sports Magazine The TIME Vault TIME For Kids TIME Edge Video Masthead Newsletters Subscribe Subscriber Benefits Give a Gift Shop the TIME Store Careers Press Room U.S. & Canada Customer Care Global Help Center Contact the Editors Reprints and Permissions Site Map © 2021 TIME USA, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy (Your California Privacy Rights) and Do Not Sell My Personal Information. TIME may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice. | EU Data Subject Requests We Care About Your Privacy We and our partners store and/or access information on a device, such as unique IDs in cookies to process personal data. You may accept or manage your choices by clicking below, including your right to object where legitimate interest is used, or at any time in the privacy policy page. These choices will be signaled to our partners and will not affect browsing data. We and our partners process data to: Use precise geolocation data. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Store and/or access information on a device. Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. List of Partners (vendors) I Accept Show Purposes