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Breaking Down Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Trinity Logistics

It has become a term applied to applications that can perform tasks a human could do, like analyzing data or replying to customers online. In 1956 , “Artificial Intelligence” was officially coined by John McCarthy, Marvin Minsky, Nathaniel Rochester, and Claude Shannon at the Dartmouth Conference.

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Mexico conference: Uncertainty well-balanced with optimism

Automotive Logistics

While a degree of uncertainty over the future of free trade between Mexico and its Nafta neighbours to the north once again hung over discussions at this year’s Automotive Logistics Mexico conference, it was more than matched by confidence in the future of the automotive sector. vehicles were exported last year, up 12% on 2016.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Target Chief Operating Officer John Mulligan said on an earnings conference call Wednesday that the overstocking that weighed on the company last year was “in the rearview mirror” and that the retailer was turning toward getting fresh merchandise into stores for the fall. across the EU, and in China.

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NYK and Adani joint venture on track

Automotive Logistics

NYK Auto Logistics India (NALI) has signed an agreement with transport and port operations provider, Adani Logistics, to provide finished vehicle services using freight trains. by 2021, according to data from analyst IHS Markit. Indian light vehicle sales are expected to climb to 4.1m units this year and as much as 5.3m

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Express rail deliveries increase along the Silk Road Economic Belt

Automotive Logistics

Long distance rail connections are central to this trade and, at the Automotive Logistics Global Shanghai conference last week, speakers from China Railway International and Beijing Changjiu Logistics talked about the latest developments for vehicle and parts shipments on the China Railway Express (CR Express) between China and Europe.

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More on The Future of Delivery (Takeaways from MercuryGate Velocity 2017 User Conference)

Talking Logistics

A notable exception is MercuryGate (a Talking Logistics sponsor), which was founded 17 years ago and recently held its annual user conference in Las Vegas. The theme of this year’s conference was ‘The Future of Delivery,” which I love because it raises a lot of questions and possibilities (see my recent post on the topic).

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Trucks to attention

Automotive Logistics

In April 2016, a fleet of trucks – some of which had driven almost 2,000km – arrived in the Dutch port of Maasvlakte and made modest headlines around the world. The key thing is that regulators appear to be broadly supportive, seeing the obvious benefits that platooning can confer.” . The reason?