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LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - German self-driving startup Fernride said on Wednesday that it has raised $50 million in Series A funding to increase the use of its "human-assisted" autonomous freight trucks in customer's logistics yards. The Munich-based startup had initially closed the funding round with $31 million, but had extended it due to high investor interest, the company said. New investors include Munich Re's venture capital arm Munich Re Ventures, Bavarian venture capital firm Bayern Kapital and former Siemens Klaus Kleinfeld, who will become chairman of the board at Fernride. Existing investors, including strategic investors HHLA (HHFGn.DE) and Deutsche Bahn (DBN.UL) unit DB Schenker also participated in the funding round. Fernride's trucks currently operate autonomously around 80% of the time, then remote human operators to step in to help the remainder of the time.
Persons: Siemens Klaus Kleinfeld, Hendrik Kramer, DB, Kramer, Nick Carey, David Evans Organizations: Munich Re Ventures, Bayern Kapital, Siemens, Deutsche Bahn, DB Schenker, Volkswagen, Thomson Locations: Munich, Bavarian, Fernride, Hamburg
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