Einride Targets Texas SH 130 as Strategic Autonomous Freight Corridor Ahead of NYSE Listing

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Einride has signed a memorandum of understanding with SH 130 Concession Company to make the SH 130 highway between Austin and San Antonio its primary corridor for autonomous freight in Texas. The agreement positions Einride as the first autonomous trucking partner on this route and will create an infrastructure-ready testbed on Segments 5 and 6, including frontage road links to validate safety, first- and last-mile integration, and energy-efficient operations.

The collaboration includes plans to design a next-generation rest stop tailored for electric autonomous trucks, with high-capacity charging and specialized docking to support scaled deployments. Einride and SH 130 Concession Company will also study integration of Einride’s Saga AI optimization platform with the road operator’s digital systems to improve data sharing, traffic management, and corridor efficiency.

For Einride, the SH 130 initiative expands its U.S. autonomous operations footprint around Austin, which the company is positioning as a core hub for American activities. It also complements Einride’s Freight-Capacity-as-a-Service model that bundles autonomous and electric trucks, AI routing, and charging infrastructure into a single logistics solution for large shippers across North America, Europe, and the Middle East.

The company reports operating one of the world’s largest heavy-duty electric fleets and already runs autonomous trucks in daily commercial service in both the U.S. and Europe. Its safety framework has undergone independent auditing and is aligned with international safety and cybersecurity standards, which will be critical as it works with Texas regulators and infrastructure owners to scale highway operations.

The SH 130 corridor is a tolled alternative to the heavily congested I-35, a key North American trade route connecting Mexico to Canada, and it still has ample capacity to absorb future freight growth in Central Texas. By anchoring its autonomous testbed there, Einride gains a strategically located, high-volume route that can serve as a reference deployment for future U.S. and international rollouts.

This operational expansion comes as Einride advances its proposed public listing on the New York Stock Exchange through a business combination with Legato Merger Corp. III. The transaction, announced via a definitive agreement in November 2025 and unanimously approved by both boards, is expected to close in the first half of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary conditions.

Einride cites strong commercial traction with more than 25 enterprise customers across seven countries, around $65 million in expected annual recurring revenue from signed contracts, and over $800 million in potential long-term ARR tied to joint business plans with large customers. The SH 130 partnership supports that growth thesis by providing a scalable U.S. corridor to prove cost and performance advantages of its electric and autonomous freight model.

CEO Roozbeh Charli said the SH 130 collaboration is an important step in demonstrating the scalability and economic benefits of electrified autonomous freight while reinforcing Austin’s role as a key operational hub. For investors and logistics partners, the combination of the SH 130 initiative and the planned NYSE listing underscores Einride’s intent to move from pilot projects to larger, performance-based autonomous freight deployments in a capital-intensive but rapidly evolving market.