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Smart Delivery

The act of transporting goods is enhanced with smart technology

Implications - As eCommerce continues to thrive, the need to disrupt the standard process of ordering and delivering goods increases. The consumer-facing parts of this process have improved through things like Amazon Dash buttons, but accelerating the industry means finding areas of opportunity through many angles. Smart tech and IOT integrated into the transportation process satiates this need.
Workshop Question - If the number one priority for your consumer was the speed at which they receive their product or service, how would that change your approach?
Trend Themes
1. Smart Delivery - Smart technology and IoT integrated into the transportation process is a trend that enhances the transportation process, and can be used to accelerate the development and implementation of creative urban mobility projects.
2. Autonomous Delivery - The advancement of autonomous delivery technology is changing the way deliveries are made, allowing businesses to get goods to consumers with as much efficiency as possible.
3. Real-time Fleet Monitoring - Real-time fleet monitoring systems make it possible for truck owners to keep track of the location and progress of their vehicles, ensuring that they do not fall foul of dishonest practices and unprofessional behavior on the part of truck drivers.
Industry Implications
1. Logistics - The logistics industry benefits from smart delivery technology trends, as it allows for efficient delivery, while meeting customer expectations.
2. Retail - The retail industry can benefit from autonomous delivery and smart delivery systems, allowing for convenient and efficient delivery of goods to consumers.
3. Transportation - The transportation for goods industry can benefit from real-time fleet monitoring systems, as it ensures transparency and reliability, while reducing the risk of theft and damage.
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DARPA’s ASPARA systems are the latest piece of unmanned aerial vehicle technology aimed at supply essential goods and products to incredibly remote areas. What sets the ASPARA systems apart... MORE
Food Delivery Robots
Food Delivery Robots
DoorDash is Partnering with Starship Technologies to Offer Robot Delivery
There are dozens of modes of transportation that are currently used to fulfill deliveries, but DoorDash is an on-demand restaurant delivery service that’s looking to the future by... MORE
Gift-Tracking Ornaments
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The USPS Gift Tracking Ornament Enables Package Tracking from the Tree
The USPS Gift Tracking Ornament is a new piece of technology that allows gift givers to partake in package tracking in ways not yet seen before. The USPS Gift Tracking Ornament works by tracking the... MORE
Autonomous Delivery Robots
Autonomous Delivery Robots
The Segway 'Loomo Go' is a Robot for Delivery of Goods
The Segway ‘Loomo Go’ is a robot for delivery purposes that aims to help revolutionize the capabilities of businesses to get goods to consumers with as much efficiency as possible. The... MORE
play_circle_filledDriverless Grocery Deliveries
Driverless Grocery Deliveries
Kolonial.no is Using Self-Driving Vehicles to Deliver Online Orders
On the roads of Norway, one might have the chance to see a self-driving grocery delivery vehicle on the roads from online retailer ‘Kolonial.no.’ In Bærum, Norway, a demonstration... MORE
IoT Parcel Deliveries
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This Smart Box Program Delivers Parcels to Car Trunks Directly
Smart Automobile, a division of Daimler and a company known for its Smart cars, is adopting a brand new program that will make it possible for DHL delivery parcels to be quickly and easily delivered... MORE
Autonomous Beer Delivery Trucks
Autonomous Beer Delivery Trucks
Otto Big Rigs Have Successfully Transported Shipments of Budweiser
It’s easy to forget that virtually everything consumers come into contact with on a daily basis was at one point transported in the trailer of a sixteen wheeler, and the Otto big rigs are... MORE
Bee-Based Routing Apps
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The Routific Software System Plans Routes for Delivery Fleets
In a blend of the natural and the technological, the Routific software is inspired by the behavior of pollinating bees. Routific plans the most efficient routes for vehicles during last-mile delivery&... MORE
Truck-Tracking Technologies
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Locanix Offers Real-Time Fleet-Monitoring Of Trucks and Their Cargo
Locanix is a logistical technology startup, based in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, that makes use of smart tracking technologies to make it possible for truck owners to keep track of the location... MORE

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