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Fernride autonomous terminal tractor (Terberg base)
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CommercialGermanyFully autonomousSAE level 4

Fernride · port and yard vehicle

Fernride autonomous terminal tractor

Terberg base

Fernride's sensor and software kit turns Terberg terminal tractors into driverless vehicles, with remote staff who oversee several at once. Its safety concept was the first TÜV SÜD certification for an autonomous terminal tractor under the EU Machinery Directive.

Price
—Annual software subscription; price not published
Autonomy
Level 4No driver needed in its area
Driverless
In serviceSince 2025-07
Fleet
3Reported; details below
Speed
—Not published
Range
—Not published

Why it matters

First company in Europe to run terminal tractors commercially without safety drivers (July 2025).

Real-world use

Three tractors at HHLA TK Estonia in the Port of Muuga began moving to driverless work in July 2025, with six planned within a year.

Timeline

First shown
2023-01
Released
2025-07
Start of Fernride and HHLA TK Estonia integration work

Maker

FernrideCompany

How it drives

Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.

Driverless status
Driverless in service
Where it runs
HHLA TK Estonia, Port of Muuga near Tallinn, Estonia
Driverless since
2025-07
Fleet
3 tractors with one remote operator, expanding to 6 (FreightWaves, July 2025)
SAE level
Level 4: drives itself with no one at the controls inside its approved area

Public attention

How much public attention Fernride autonomous terminal tractor (Terberg base) gets, from open data.

  • No Wikipedia article of its own yet
  • No recent press stories listed yet
  • about 3 units or vehicles reported by the maker or press (may be a company-wide total)
  • 1 reported deployment

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What’s inside

No component details published yet.

Movement
Wheeled base
How it runs
Fully autonomous. Does its job with nobody at the controls.

From the maker

Fernride autonomous terminal tractor (Terberg base) is the only vehicle from Fernride in the atlas.

Made, sold and where

No production or sales figures published yet.

Price
Not publishedAnnual software subscription; price not published
How to get one
No official buying page found

Where it works

1 reported deployment.

Map
  • Deployed

    HHLA TK Estonia · HHLA TK Estonia container terminal, Port of Muuga · Maardu · since 2025-07 · 3 units

    HHLA TK Estonia began moving Fernride terminal tractors to driverless operation, supervised by remote operators, at Muuga near Tallinn. 3 Fernride tractors in operation (HHLA, July 2025) HHLA

Side by side with its peers

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Sources

Figures come from press coverage. Every link below backs something on this page.

HHLA HHLA TK Estonia: Fernride begins transition to driverless operations FreightWaves Fernride launches first driverless terminal tractor operations in Europe electrive Fernride starts driverless port operations in Estonia

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