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FOUR SOURCES OF INSPIRATION

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TREND RESEARCH VALUE CHAIN

TREND RADAR

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NEW DIGITAL TRENDS IN LOGISTICS: WHY NOW?

Market Challenges 1

Double-digit growth rates in labor intensive eCommerce

Increasing customer expectations („faster, more convenient, better pricing“)

Aging society and lack of skilled workers

New Business Impact3

Increasing number of start-ups and seed-investment (e.g. Magazino)

High investments from players such as Amazon or Google (e.g. Kiva and Boston Dynamics invest)

Spill-over effects from other industries (e.g. Consumer/Retail)

Overcoming Barriers2

Tremendous improvements in robot capabilities due to technological advancements

Decreasing prices of enabling technologies and modules

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KEY BENEFITS- SELF-DRIVING TREND

Improved safety

Lower environmental impact:

Higher efficiency:

Greater comfort:

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SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES IN LOGISTICS

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DRIVERLESS VEHICLE

USE CASES in logistics

Outdoor logistics operations2Warehousing operations1

Line haul transportation3 Last-mile delivery4

Autonomous handling

Collaborative order picking

Trailer unloading

Mobile piece picking

Value added services

Autonomous parking and docking in yards

Transport of containers and unit load devices in harbors and airports

Assisted highway trucking

Highway pilot

Convoying

Fully autonomous trucking

Support vehicles

Parcel station loading

Self-driving parcel station

Autonomous shared cars

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Regulations, public acceptance & liability

Use Cases in

Logistics

Technology

Regulations, public

acceptance & liability

KEY CONCERNS - SELF-DRIVING TREND

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THE MORAL MACHINE

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KATRIN‘S MORAL RESULTS

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USE CASES IN LOGISTICS

Outdoor logistics operations2Warehousing operations1

Line haul transportation3 Last-mile delivery4

Autonomous handling

Collaborative order picking

Trailer unloading

Mobile piece picking

Value added services

Autonomous parking and docking in yards

Transport of containers and unit load devices in harbors and airports

Assisted highway trucking

Highway pilot

Convoying

Fully autonomous trucking

Support vehicles

Parcel station loading

Self-driving parcel station

Autonomous shared cars

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LESSONS LEARNED

Logistic industry is in the prime position to further shape the future of self-driving vehicles after public acceptance and regulations hurdles are solved.

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WAY FORWARD

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