Artificial Intelligence Helps Logistics' Last Mile '
2023-07-26
Image source: The "last mile" on the Forbes website in the United States refers to the final stage of logistics distribution in traditional logistics industry, where goods arrive at their destination from warehouses or logistics centers. It has become increasingly important to connect the "last mile" of logistics. In recent years, e-commerce has shown exponential growth, and consumers' demand for efficient and timely delivery has been increasing day by day. The importance of connecting the "last mile" logistics has also skyrocketed. The last mile of the logistics industry involves complex transportation and personnel scheduling issues, which has always been one of the difficulties in the logistics industry. The Forbes website in the United States points out that with the continuous development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, this challenge is expected to be well solved. One of the most striking changes in the AI field of autonomous vehicle will be the growing popularity of autonomous vehicle. McKinsey predicts that by 2025, passenger cars in Europe and North America will be "highly automated or capable of autonomous driving on highways". In addition, the scale of the global unmanned taxi market is expected to increase from $1.71 billion in 2022 to $108 billion in 2029, with a compound annual growth rate of 80.8%. With the development of AI, you can imagine the logistics delivery at the end of this century: autonomous vehicle can run efficiently in the urban environment, ensure faster and more cost-effective delivery, and minimize carbon emissions. The Forbes article on drone delivery points out that drone delivery will reshape the logistics industry in the next five years. Delivery drones can bypass traffic congestion and travel on a more direct route to their destination, delivering items more quickly. For example, Amazon, Walgreens (one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States) and United Parcel Service (UPS) have tested and used delivery drones in their logistics operations. After 9 years of research and development testing, Amazon drones officially launched commercial drone delivery services in towns in California and Texas by Christmas 2022. In addition, Wing, a drone company under Google, achieved commercial drone delivery in 2019, transporting food and drugs to places such as Virginia and Texas in the United States. As of October 2022, Wing has completed 300000 commercial delivery orders. With the advancement of battery technology, drones should be able to carry more payloads and travel longer distances, enabling them to deliver the last mile in cities or remote areas. Robot warehousing and sorting Amazon is one of the largest robot users in the world. The company and FedEx and other giants have integrated advanced robot warehousing and sorting systems into their operations, and use AI to automatically store, organize and sort parcels in distribution centers. Intelligent robot systems will quickly collaborate seamlessly with humans, efficiently navigating, retrieving, and shelving items in warehouses, and optimizing storage space. This innovation can improve the speed of order fulfillment, reduce errors, and simplify logistics operations. Although from the narrowest definition, this is not a part of the last mile, it will definitely have an impact on the logistics of the last mile. The scale of the warehouse robot market will also further expand
Edit:XiaoWanNing Responsible editor:YingLing
Source:Science and Technology Daily
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