PACCAR brand DAF to add Level 4 Einride autonomy to its electric trucks
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- Einride is partnering with PACCAR-owned DAF to integrate its Level 4 "Einride Driver" autonomous system into DAF's premium "X" brand heavy electric trucks.
- DAF, owned by PACCAR (which also owns Kenworth and Peterbilt), offers fully electric trucks ranging from a 12-tonne XB Electric (Class 7 in the US) to the XG and XG+ Electric for longer-haul applications.
- Einride became the first company to deploy L4 autonomous trucks on public roads in Europe and on private roads in Ohio, according to the source.
- DAF Chief Engineer Jeroen van den Oetelaar called the collaboration a testament to DAF's commitment to "future-proofing the logistics sector" and "actively shaping a more efficient, safer, and sustainable freight ecosystem."
- Einride CTO Henrik Green said the partnership "validates our vehicle-agnostic approach to autonomy" and brings L4 autonomy closer to commercial-scale deployment.
- The collaboration comes as driver shortages and volatile fuel costs push logistics toward predictable EV charging and "an electronic driver who's always ready to go," per the source.
Why it matters: For Einride, the deal provides a manufacturing partner with decades of heavy-truck production scale — DAF sits inside PACCAR alongside Kenworth and Peterbilt — converting its European and Ohio L4 pilot deployments into commercial-volume rollouts. For DAF, pairing a tested Level 4 stack with its existing premium electric "X" lineup strengthens its hand in a freight market racing to solve driver shortages.
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