The new generation of automation.
A new standardfor logisticsand industry.
We are not building a vehicle. We are building the next layer of logistics infrastructure: the electric autonomous system that moves heavy cargo continuously between ports and industrial corridors.
ASH P1
Heavy. Electric. Autonomous.
A heavy class autonomous vehicle engineered for the duty cycle a working port demands. Electric from the ground up, back in the lane in under three minutes, and self driving from day one.
Platform
- Dimensions
- ≈ 15 × 3 × 2 m
- Class
- Heavy, container and oversized cargo
- Cargo handling
- Active grip, lock and deliver
Energy
- Drivetrain
- 100% electric, LiFePO₄
- Battery swap
- Under three minutes
- Alternative
- Fast charge, no swap station required
Intelligence
- Decision layer
- ASH AI, on vehicle
- Fleet
- Routing and swap scheduling
Safety
- Systems
- Emergency stop, LiDAR, obstacle detection
- Architecture
- Deterministic core, independent of the AI
Operation
- Uptime
- 24/7 continuous autonomous
- Corridor reach
- >100 km with the long range module
Beyond the terminal
ASH P1 is built for inside the port. The long term vision reaches further: a swap station network and a shared swap protocol that let ASH vehicles run from the quay out to inland dry ports, carrying heavy cargo across the corridor with no charging stop.
Choose your energy model.
ASH P1 is built for two energy paths. Run on the swap network for maximum uptime, or fast charge where swap infrastructure is not in place yet. The same vehicle, two ways to power it.
Battery Swap
Maximum uptime- Built for ports and high utilization environments
- Depleted pack exchanged in under three minutes
- Continuous 24/7 operation
- Higher infrastructure investment, lowest cost per move
Fast Charge
Lower barrier to start- For operators not ready to build swap infrastructure
- Lower upfront infrastructure requirement
- Suited to smaller terminals and early deployments
- Simple to pilot, with a clear path to swap later
The same platform, from quay to dry port.
ASH is engineered to move beyond the terminal. With a swap station network along the corridor, the same vehicle can run inside a port, between yards, and out to inland infrastructure over 100 km away.
Quayside container moves
Ship to shore cycles inside the terminal, the core duty cycle ASH was designed around.
Terminal to staging yard
Continuous shuttle moves between the quay, container yards and warehouse loading bays.
Port to industrial site
Direct heavy load runs to nearby factories or processing facilities, removing diesel haulage from the link.
100+ km corridor
Intermodal runs to inland dry ports along a corridor served by ASH swap stations, long haul autonomy without a charging stop.
Built for the corridor.
For operations beyond roughly 100 km, ASH P1 docks an optional long range module. Not a new vehicle, an attachable system that turns a port AGV into a corridor hauler.
An optional add on, not bundled into every vehicle. Operators add range only when they need it.
Mounts as an external top module on the base ASH P1. No second vehicle to buy or maintain.
Adds battery capacity and the endurance for corridor grade autonomous runs.
Enables continuous movement from the quay out to inland dry ports along a swap served corridor.
One platform, four layers.
Every capability sits on a single, coherent architecture: the machine, how it is powered, how it extends, and how it thinks.
Intelligence Layer
Expansion Layer
Energy Layer
Base Layer
A heavy machine, thinking in real time.
Every ASH P1 is a heavy class electric platform tied to a swap network and guided by ASH's on vehicle decision layer, turning terminal context and corridor data into the next best move.
Heavy Duty Port AGV
An autonomous, heavy class electric vehicle engineered for container moves, oversized cargo and industrial platforms, built for the duty cycle a working port demands.
Industrial Scale Geometry
Approximately 15 m long, 3 m wide and 2 m tall, sized to carry full container loads and dock cleanly with terminal infrastructure.
Fully Electric Drivetrain
A purpose built electric platform: lower emissions, lower operating cost and a clean fit with the next generation of smart ports.
3 Minute Battery Swap
ASH doesn't sit on a charger for hours. A depleted pack is exchanged at the swap station in roughly three minutes and the vehicle is back in the lane.
Cargo Grip & Lock
More than a flat deck: ASH grips, locks, secures and delivers the load. Cargo stays controlled from pickup to drop off, with no separate rigging required.
Robotic Arm Cooperation
ASH coordinates with robotic arms and industrial loaders so containers and heavy loads are picked, aligned, loaded and unloaded as one continuous motion.
Fleet Management Software
A unified platform tracks every vehicle, battery state, swap station, mission and route, so operators see the entire ASH fleet at a glance and intervene where it matters.
AI Optimization Layer
Onboard AI proposes the best route, schedules battery swaps, reduces idle time and learns from operations, sitting on top of a deterministic safety stack, never replacing it.
Industrial Grade Safety
Emergency stop, obstacle detection, collision avoidance, secure cargo lock, speed limiting, manual override and remote monitoring are first class systems, independent of the AI.
Built like heavy industry.
ASH is a vision, engineered like infrastructure. Five principles shape every design decision.
Heavy duty cycle by design
Sized and rated for the relentless duty cycle of a working port, not adapted from a lighter platform.
Modular battery interface
A single pack and swap interface specified as the platform standard, shared across swap and charge.
Safety first autonomy
Emergency stop, obstacle detection and cargo lock are first class systems, independent of the AI.
Deterministic core, AI on top
A deterministic safety stack runs the machine. AI optimizes on top of it, and never replaces it.
Port grade reliability
Designed for continuous operation in harsh terminal environments, around crews and infrastructure.
The shift to heavy electric autonomy is happening now.
Four converging shifts make the next five years the window for electric heavy cargo infrastructure.
Emissions are no longer optional
IMO 2030 and port level zero emission rules across the EU, China and the Gulf put heavy port electrification on a five year deadline, not a future option.
Labor is the bottleneck
Port operators globally face a shortage of heavy vehicle drivers, sharpest in growth corridor markets where trade is expanding fastest.
Battery TCO crossed diesel
Cell costs dropped below $90/kWh in 2024. Electric heavy vehicle total cost is now lower than diesel for high utilization port duty cycles, and falling.
Capital is electrifying ports worldwide
Ports across every region are committing to electrification at scale, with multibillion dollar zero emission deals on the table. The first heavy cargo infrastructure provider to land them wins for a decade.
The difference is continuous motion.
Three ways ASH changes the economics of heavy cargo.
A platform engineered around uptime.
Every choice in the ASH stack, heavy payload, swap network, onboard AI, exists to keep vehicles moving and energy off the critical path.
More moves per hour
Three minute swaps and AI routing keep the lane full and the berth turning. Uptime is the product.
No charging downtime
Energy lives in the swap station, not in the vehicle's schedule. The fleet keeps working while packs charge in the background.
Smarter every shift
ASH AI learns the rhythm of each terminal and corridor and keeps refining route, sequence and swap timing as conditions change.
Cleaner operations
Zero tailpipe emissions and quieter operations near crews, cities and coastlines. Port communities feel the difference.
Built to scale
Add vehicles, packs and stations as berth volume and corridor demand grow, with the same architecture on day one and at full scale.
Lower total cost
Fewer assets idling, lower energy cost per move and maintenance modelled into the platform from the start.
Not one vehicle. A platform.
ASH P1 is the first product on a platform built to grow into the full electric autonomous layer for heavy cargo.
The heavy electric autonomous vehicle. The foundation everything else builds on.
Coordinated robotic handling so cargo is picked, aligned and loaded as one continuous motion.
The swap station network and shared protocol that power the fleet and unlock the corridor.
On vehicle decision making and fleet wide optimization across terminals and corridors.
From prototype to fleet.
Drivetrain & pack architecture
Heavy electric drivetrain architecture defined; modular battery pack and swap interface specified as the platform standard.
Vehicle & swap station design
ASH P1 vehicle and paired swap station: detailed engineering design; subsystem specifications, cargo grip and robotic arm handoff architecture, and the on vehicle software stack defined.
Engineering design finalized
The full ASH P1 engineering design brought to completion: drivetrain, battery and swap interface, cargo handling and the on vehicle software stack resolved into one buildable design.
Building the first prototype
The effort to build the first full ASH P1 prototype: turning the completed design into physical hardware, then into bench and rig testing.
We are not building a vehicle. We are building the next layer of logistics infrastructure. As ports grow, labor tightens and diesel fades, ASH moves heavy cargo continuously, electrically and autonomously, between ports and industrial corridors.
Honest answers, openly given.
A platform of heavy duty electric AGVs for ports and industrial corridors, paired with battery swap stations, robotic cargo handling and a fleet management software stack with AI optimization on top.
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