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STORY: The Einride Pod will soon begin operating for the first time ever on a U.S. public highway

Its Swedish developer was issued with a NHTSA exemption for testing on a strictly defined route in Selmer, Tennessee

The driverless vehicle will help load and unload goods at a GE Appliances manufacturing facility

The test program runs from Q3 to the end of 2022

Einride operated the world's first autonomous, electric freight vehicle on a public road in 2019 in Sweden

The Pod uses radar, LiDAR, vision systems and GPS, with a remote operator watching over at all times

Freight firms globally need to cut delivery times and emissions, while dealing with growing driver shortages