Outrider has built the industry’s first safety system designed from the ground up for scalable, driverless movement of freight in mixed-traffic trailer yards. Outrider’s proprietary functional safety approach was determined to align with the AV Conformity Framework (AVCF) requirements of TÜV SÜD, an independent testing and certification organization. Commissioning and deployment of the latest-generation driverless yard trucks will begin with select enterprise customers in the second half of 2025.
Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence (AI), the Outrider System handles the complex task of moving trailers in mixed-traffic logistics yards with a high degree of precision, versatility, and predictability. Recognizing that even the most advanced AI-driven systems can be susceptible to unexpected failures, Outrider has built a comprehensive, redundant safety system designed to mitigate hazards identified in its safety case. The combination of AI and safety systems allows for unsupervised, fully automated operations.
Outrider’s safety system includes 14 safety mechanisms that address over 200,000 safety hazards specific to yard operations. The Outrider System utilizes safety mechanisms, including redundant hazard detection, fail-safe hardware redundancies, and real-time health monitoring, to detect anomalies in the environment, override unsafe behaviors, and bring the autonomous vehicle to a stop when necessary.
The Outrider System runs on top of Outrider-approved autonomy hardware and electric yard truck platforms from world-class vendors including NVIDIA, Orange EV, RH Sheppard, and Yaskawa.