Driverless Freight.
Zero Emissions.
Zero Compromise.
> We build autonomous urban freight pods engineered for scale. No drivers. No fuel. No downtime. FreightNode is the raw infrastructure layer that moves goods through cities around the clock._
// 01_THE_PROBLEM
Cities run on freight. Freight runs out of drivers.
The urban driver shortage is not a hiring problem; it is a structural ceiling on logistics. FreightNode removes the human from the duty cycle entirely, deploying white-label autonomous fleets that operators run under their own brand, at their own margin, without recruiting a single driver.
// 02_FN-CORE_TRANSPORT_POD
Hardware spec sheet
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// 03_THE_STACK
Three systems. One node.
360° Perception
Full LiDAR, radar, and camera fusion builds a centimeter-accurate model of the urban environment — day, night, rain, or fog. No blind spots. No assumptions.
24/7 Autonomy
The fleet never clocks out. Continuous duty cycles mean a single node out-delivers three human shifts — with predictable cost and zero overtime.
Inductive Charging
Wireless pads at depots and curbside nodes mean no cables, no human handling, and no charging downtime. The pod parks, powers up, and redeploys itself.
// 04_WHITE-LABEL_DEPLOYMENT
Your fleet.
Our autonomy.
FreightNode does not compete with operators; we arm them. Carriers, retailers, and municipal logistics networks deploy FN-Core pods under their own brand and run them as their own infrastructure.
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// 05_THE_MANIFESTO
The Autonomous Ground Freight Infrastructure
The fragmentation of modern logistics is obsolete. Until now, global supply chains relied on a broken handoff: airplanes to heavy trucks, heavy trucks to regional depots, and regional depots to human-driven vans. FreightNode Systems replaces this entire chain with a unified, driverless network. We build Autonomous Ground Freight Pods that scale from urban last-mile delivery to cross-country, door-to-door transit.
For enterprise carriers like FedEx, UPS, and Deutsche Post, our white-label autonomous fleets eliminate the driver shortage, dropping operational costs to the baseline of electricity and software compute. But the true paradigm shift is peer-to-point capability: a private customer can request a pod directly to their driveway, load their cargo, and watch it route autonomously over thousands of kilometers — navigating highways, utilizing inductive charging networks, and arriving at the destination without a single human touchpoint. Whether it's B2B logistics automation, zero-emission urban freight, or long-haul driverless transport, the infrastructure is no longer conceptual. It is operational.
// 06_FAQ
Technical & Operational
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01 / What is an Autonomous Ground Freight Pod? +
A fully driverless, electric vehicle engineered exclusively for cargo. It has no driver cabin, maximizing aerodynamic efficiency and payload capacity for both urban and long-haul logistics.
02 / How do carriers like UPS, FedEx, or Deutsche Post use FreightNode? +
Through our White-Label Fleet program. Carriers lease the pods as "Hardware-as-a-Service," integrate them via our API into their routing systems, and operate them under their own brand livery.
03 / Can private customers use the pods for door-to-door shipping? +
Yes. Through the consumer app, users can summon a pod to their exact GPS location, secure their items in a modular locker, and dispatch it to any address natively connected to the autonomous road network.
04 / Do the pods travel long distances (thousands of kilometers)? +
Yes. While optimized for the last mile, the FN-Core architecture supports intercity and cross-country routing. The system automatically chains highway waypoints and inductive charging nodes for extreme long-haul transit.
05 / How does a driverless pod recharge on a cross-country trip? +
FreightNode utilizes a network of wireless inductive charging pads installed at logistics hubs, highway rest stops, and curbside nodes. The pod parks over the pad, charges at 11kW–50kW, and continues its route.
06 / Is the system completely driverless? +
Yes. The vehicles operate at SAE Level 4 autonomy. They do not require a human safety driver. In the event of unpredictable edge cases, a remote human supervisor can provide pathing waypoints.
07 / How is cargo secured from theft? +
The chassis is built from reinforced composites. Compartments are mathematically allocated and unlocked exclusively via cryptographic Bluetooth handshakes or biometric PINs generated by the receiver's app.
08 / Are these vehicles road-legal? +
Yes. FreightNode pods are classified as road-legal utility vehicles in participating jurisdictions, adhering to strict ASIL-D safety standards for public road integration.
09 / How does the perception system work? +
A fusion of roof-mounted solid-state LiDAR, long-range radar, and high-dynamic-range cameras. The system computes a 360-degree, centimeter-accurate voxel grid 100 times per second.
10 / What happens in severe weather (snow, heavy rain)? +
Sensor fusion algorithms dynamically filter out sensor noise caused by precipitation. If visibility drops below the safety threshold, the pod autonomously executes a minimal-risk maneuver and pulls over until conditions clear.
11 / What is the maximum payload and speed? +
Payloads range from 650 kg to 1.2 tons depending on the modular chassis configuration. Highway speeds are electronically capped at 85 km/h to maximize battery efficiency and safety.
12 / Do logistics partners need to build new infrastructure? +
No. FreightNode pods can back right into standard loading docks or operate directly from existing suburban distribution centers.
13 / Are there temperature-controlled compartments? +
Yes. The modular cargo bay supports actively cooled or heated zones for grocery (Q-Commerce) or pharmaceutical transports, drawing power directly from the main traction battery.
14 / What happens if there is a hardware failure on the highway? +
The dual-rail compute and redundant steering/braking systems immediately take over. The pod alerts the network and safely navigates to the nearest emergency shoulder.
15 / How do the economics compare to human drivers? +
Without driver salaries, overtime, HR overhead, and shift limitations, the cost per kilometer drops by up to 60%. The ROI for enterprise fleets is typically realized within the first 14 months of deployment.
16 / How do you handle complex residential drop-offs (e.g., apartment blocks)? +
The pod parks at the nearest legal curbside waypoint. The recipient receives a push notification and has a defined time window to retrieve their package before the pod continues its route.
17 / Is there a size limit for private shipping? +
If it fits through the standard modular bay doors (approx. 120cm x 80cm x 100cm), the pod will transport it.
18 / What is the environmental impact? +
Zero tailpipe emissions. The entire fleet is fully electric, contributing to aggressive corporate ESG and net-zero targets for our B2B partners.
19 / Does FreightNode sell the pods outright? +
No. We are an infrastructure company. We operate exclusively on a Fleet-as-a-Service deployment model to maintain strict control over software updates, safety, and maintenance.
20 / When can we deploy? +
Enterprise API integrations take 4 to 6 weeks. Physical fleet deployment timelines depend on regional regulatory approvals and volume requirements. Contact engineering to initialize.
The freight layer
is autonomous.
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