{"id":255287,"date":"2025-05-12T12:07:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T16:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/glid-and-mendocino-railway-to-boost-autonomous-freight-logistics-in-northern-california\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T14:11:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T18:11:43","slug":"glid-and-mendocino-railway-to-boost-autonomous-freight-logistics-in-northern-california","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/glid-and-mendocino-railway-to-boost-autonomous-freight-logistics-in-northern-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Glid and Mendocino Railway to boost autonomous freight logistics in northern California"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Glid Technologies<\/strong> and rail operator <strong>Mendocino Railway<\/strong> have sealed a strategic alliance to bring autonomous freight technology to Northern California, improving freight transportation in the <strong>Willits-Fort Bragg corridor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>With deployment planned for 2025, the collaboration will leverage the 64-kilometer <strong>Skunk Train rail route<\/strong> to test multimodal logistics solutions that promise to transform the distribution model in rural areas.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The alliance between Glid and Mendocino Railway<\/h2>\n\n<p>Glid will integrate its road-to-rail vehicles, such as the <strong>Glider M<\/strong><em>(manned hybrid<\/em>) and <strong>AR2RV <\/strong><em>(autonomous<\/em>), into Mendocino Railway&#8217;s daily operations. These systems eliminate the need for cranes and forklifts, making the transit of goods from origin to destination more efficient. By incorporating artificial intelligence through its <strong>EZRA-1SIX platform<\/strong>, the system seeks to adapt to variable routes and minimize the carbon footprint impact of traditional transportation.  <\/p>\n\n<p>This agreement contemplates the <strong>rehabilitation of unused railroad tracks<\/strong>, the creation of specialized employment and a public-private cooperation strategy that seeks state and federal support. At the core of the project is the vision of returning rail to a leading role in regional mobility, with a focus on sustainability and local benefit. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Glid&#8217;<\/strong>s experience, backed by experts from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/spacex-launches-global-connectivity-with-starlink-direct-to-cell\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"224355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SpaceX<\/a><\/strong> and <strong>Google<\/strong>, joins Mendocino Railway&#8217;s century-long track record to build a resilient, clean logistics network adapted to new market demands.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Glider M Preview\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RfuWlArOH4k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The implementation of Glider M on rail routes. Source: Glid <\/p>\n\n<p id=\"block-921d40db-57dc-4f0b-a30e-009c45b55119\"><strong>Follow us on social media and don&#8217;t miss any of our posts!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p id=\"block-4d2f8dd1-432e-42c2-b119-b5546b87b38b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@inspenet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inspenetnetwork\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inspenetnetwork\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inspenet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Inspenetnetwork\" rel=\"nofollow\">X (Twitter)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@inspenet?_t=8qqIL6dRGNR&amp;_r=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p id=\"block-e498bc4c-c835-456a-8d6d-48944eddf7c1\"><strong>Source and photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/glidtech.us\/news\/glid-mendocino-railway-partnership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Glid<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both entities see this implementation as a model that can be replicated in other regions of the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8404,"featured_media":255238,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13030,13062],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-255287","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-industry","categoria_noticias-transport"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/255287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/255287\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/255238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=255287"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=255287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}