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'''Robert Falck''' (born 1982) is the CEO and founder of [[Einride]], a Swedish technology company that designs, develops, and sells driverless electrified trucks and logistical solutions to transportation companies, founded in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slush.org/person/robert-falck/|title=Robert Falck|website=Slush|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref> In 2019, Einride became the first company in the world to put an autonomous truck on a public road, when the company extended its testing activities in Sweden outside of enclosed areas.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-einride-autonomous-sweden-idUSKCN1SL0NC|title=Driverless electric truck starts deliveries on Swedish public road|date=2019-05-15|work=Reuters|access-date=2020-02-15|language=en}}</ref>
Before founding Einride, Robert Falck was a director of manufacturing engineering assembly at [[Volvo Powertrain]], developing fossil fuel engines for Volvo, one of the world's largest truck manufacturers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/270293/worldwide-leading-truck-manufacturers-based-on-production-figures/|title=Largest truck manufacturers based on revenue 2018|website=Statista|language=en|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref> He previously worked for Volvo in Russia and for [[Chalmers University of Technology|Chalmers University]], as their representative at [[Stanford University]] to the [[Silicon Valley|Silicon Valley ecosystem]].
Since its founding in 2016, Einride has constantly been acknowledged as one of the most promising startups globally: ranked by business intelligence firm CB Insights as one out of 36 companies that can change the world in 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.einride.tech/news/leading-research-firm-names-einride-game-changer-2020/|title=Leading research firm names Einride ”Game Changer 2020”|website=www.einride.tech|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref> and as one of [[TechCrunch|Techcrunch]]’s 48 Top Picks in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://social.techcrunch.com/2018/07/12/announcing-the-tc-top-picks-for-disrupt-sf-2018/|title=Announcing the TC Top Picks for Disrupt SF 2018|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref> The company has also been featured by the Financial Times,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/f76ef090-f47f-11e8-ae55-df4bf40f9d0d|title=Subscribe to read {{!}} Financial Times|website=www.ft.com|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref> Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Wired,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/story/einride-self-driving-electric-truck-sweden/|title=Einride's Electric, Driverless Truck Is Moving Stuff and Making Money|work=Wired|access-date=2020-02-15|language=en|issn=1059-1028}}</ref> CNN,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/15/tech/einride-self-driving-trucks/index.html|title=A truck without a cab and driver takes to the road in Sweden|last=Business|first=Ivana Kottasová, CNN|website=CNN|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref> BBC<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48295232|title=Driverless lorry allowed on Swedish roads|date=2019-05-16|work=BBC News|access-date=2020-02-15|language=en-GB}}</ref> and others.
When holding a keynote speech at the global tech conference [[Slush (event)|Slush]] in 2019, Falck described the company vision as “sustainable and intelligent road freight transport”, with “zero emissions, zero waste and zero traffic deaths”.<ref>{{Citation|last=SlushHQ|title=Autonomous Transport: Experiences From Introducing a New System To An Established Industry|date=2019-11-22|url=https://vimeo.com/374918308|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref>
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Before founding Einride, Robert Falck was a director of manufacturing engineering assembly at [[Volvo Powertrain]], developing fossil fuel engines for Volvo, one of the world's largest truck manufacturers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/270293/worldwide-leading-truck-manufacturers-based-on-production-figures/|title=Largest truck manufacturers based on revenue 2018|website=Statista|language=en|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref> He previously worked for Volvo in Russia and for [[Chalmers University of Technology|Chalmers University]], as their representative at [[Stanford University]] to the [[Silicon Valley|Silicon Valley ecosystem]].
Since its founding in 2016, Einride has constantly been acknowledged as one of the most promising startups globally: ranked by business intelligence firm CB Insights as one out of 36 companies that can change the world in 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.einride.tech/news/leading-research-firm-names-einride-game-changer-2020/|title=Leading research firm names Einride ”Game Changer 2020”|website=www.einride.tech|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref> and as one of [[TechCrunch|Techcrunch]]’s 48 Top Picks in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://social.techcrunch.com/2018/07/12/announcing-the-tc-top-picks-for-disrupt-sf-2018/|title=Announcing the TC Top Picks for Disrupt SF 2018|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref> The company has also been featured by the Financial Times,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/f76ef090-f47f-11e8-ae55-df4bf40f9d0d|title=Subscribe to read {{!}} Financial Times|website=www.ft.com|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref> Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Wired,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/story/einride-self-driving-electric-truck-sweden/|title=Einride's Electric, Driverless Truck Is Moving Stuff and Making Money|work=Wired|access-date=2020-02-15|language=en|issn=1059-1028}}</ref> CNN,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/15/tech/einride-self-driving-trucks/index.html|title=A truck without a cab and driver takes to the road in Sweden|last=Business|first=Ivana Kottasová, CNN|website=CNN|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref> BBC<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48295232|title=Driverless lorry allowed on Swedish roads|date=2019-05-16|work=BBC News|access-date=2020-02-15|language=en-GB}}</ref> and others.
When holding a keynote speech at the global tech conference [[Slush (event)|Slush]] in 2019, Falck described the company vision as “sustainable and intelligent road freight transport”, with “zero emissions, zero waste and zero traffic deaths”.<ref>{{Citation|last=SlushHQ|title=Autonomous Transport: Experiences From Introducing a New System To An Established Industry|date=2019-11-22|url=https://vimeo.com/374918308|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref>
== References ==
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[[Category:Swedish chief executives]]
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