Driverless electric trucks are now moving freight daily in Marysville
Two cab-less trucks with no one aboard now run scheduled routes between EASE Logistics warehouses, with remote operators watching off-site. The data they collect will help Ohio and Indiana decide how automated freight scales across their interstate systems.
Driverless electric trucks are now running daily freight routes in Marysville, Ohio.
Einride, a Stockholm-based autonomous freight company, and Columbus-based EASE Logistics announced Oct. 6 that two of Einride’s SAE Level 4 autonomous electric trucks are in live operations between EASE warehouses. The trucks run scheduled routes on EASE property and local public roads. The launch follows a partnership the two companies announced in May 2026.
By the numbers
- 2 cab-less, driverless electric trucks in daily operation
- $8.8 million multi-year Truck Automation Corridor Project, launched in 2021
- 3rd autonomous trucking deployment for EASE with DriveOhio
- 8-time Inc. 5000 honoree: EASE Logistics
How the trucks operate
Nobody rides in the vehicles, which are built without a cab. A remote operator monitors each truck from off-site and can take over when needed. The trucks began generating data last month on safety, reliability and efficiency, and the companies plan to use it to shape how autonomous freight expands beyond this first route.
“This deployment reflects the maturity of our purpose-built autonomous stack, combining driverless operation with remote oversight to run safely in real-world operations,” Einride Chief Technology Officer Henrik Green said in the announcement. “Daily operations in Marysville give us the proof points we need to keep expanding autonomous freight across the corridor and beyond.”
EASE’s third autonomous deployment
The Marysville routes are EASE’s third autonomous trucking deployment with DriveOhio. According to the companies, that makes EASE one of the few U.S. logistics providers running multiple autonomous freight platforms in daily operations.
“EASE believes in leading through action and putting innovation to work in real-world operations,” EASE Logistics President and CEO Peter Coratola Jr. commented. “This deployment builds on that commitment while helping advance the adoption of autonomous freight across the transportation industry.”
Founded in 2014, EASE operates a third-party logistics business alongside EASE Expedited, its asset-based transportation and warehousing company. Fortune named EASE the top transportation company on its 2023 list of America’s Most Innovative Companies.
Part of a two-state corridor project
The deployment is part of the Truck Automation Corridor Project, a joint effort of the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), DriveOhio and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) to prepare both states’ interstates for automated freight. The project focuses on major state routes in Ohio and Indiana, where different levels of truck automation are being deployed and studied.
The project aims to improve safety, cut fuel use and emissions, increase efficiency and help fleets build comfort and experience with automation.
What comes next
Einride and EASE will track miles driven, loads moved and uptime from daily service. They plan to use those numbers to guide the deployment’s next phase and in talks with ODOT, INDOT and prospective logistics partners about scaling autonomous freight across the region.
