Autonomous Yard Trucks in Rotterdam

Kramer Group, a major Rotterdam depot and container terminal operator and StreetDrone, a leading provider of autonomous yard truck technology, and Terberg, Europe’s largest manufacturer of yard trucks, have joined forces on the project.

Over the course of the next two years, the programme will see the introduction of six autonomous yard trucks. First delivery will be by the end of 2023 to the Kramer City Terminal, followed by supporting the Maasvlakte Container Exchange Route in 2024.

The partners in the venture expect the new technology of StreetDrone’s autonomous driving and remote teleoperation solutions to help Kramer’s workforce to move containers with heightened precision, efficiency, and safety, while using Terberg’s high-end autonomous vehicle platform.

Kramer Group is a major depot and container terminal service provider, with key locations in Waalhaven and at the Maasvlakte, managing 900,000 container movements annually. UK-based StreetDrone offers connected autonomous yard truck fleets, fleet management solutions and automotive control systems. Terberg Special Vehicles is a Netherlands-based manufacturer of terminal tractors and other specialist industrial vehicles.