This Robot Truck Drives on Rails?! – Glid Raises $3.1M to Revolutionize Freight Logistics
Glīd Technologies has just announced a $3.1 million pre-seed funding round to commercialize something pretty exciting—road-to-rail autonomy.
Their goal? Solve one of logistics’ biggest headaches: the chaotic, costly “first mile” of freight. Their solution is the Gīder, an autonomous vehicle that drives on roads and rails—cutting out the need for terminals, forklifts, or complex transloading. Think of it as the Swiss Army knife of container movement.
Leading the round were Outlander VC, Draper U Ventures, and other investors who clearly believe Glīd is on track—literally—to transform supply chains.
They’ve also rolled out Rāden, a low-profile, hybrid-electric vehicle made for tough environments, and EZRA-1SIX, an AI platform that orchestrates it all like mission control.
Founder and CEO Kevin Damoa says Glīd isn’t just building automation—it’s building resilient, secure logistics infrastructure for both commerce and defense.
With real-world testing launching in California and Washington next year, Glīd is moving fast—because in logistics, speed and efficiency still win the race… especially when you don’t have to wait for a forklift.
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