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FDX: GLOBAL IT OUTAGE IMPACT FELTUPS: GLOBAL IT OUTAGE IMPACT FELTJBHT: PAYOUT UNCHANGED ODFL: STEADY LOW YIELDMAERSK: BACK TO PRE-RED SEA CRISIS LEVELSDSV: SURGINGHLAG: FUEL FOR THOUGHTF: ELECTRIC AVENUES TSLA: ELECTRIC AVENUES FDX: DUTCH DEBUTAAPL: AI BONANZAJBHT: PRESSURE BUILDSPLD: IN LINEWTC: HARMEDMFT: NEW HIGH XPO: MEXICAN WAVE
FDX: GLOBAL IT OUTAGE IMPACT FELTUPS: GLOBAL IT OUTAGE IMPACT FELTJBHT: PAYOUT UNCHANGED ODFL: STEADY LOW YIELDMAERSK: BACK TO PRE-RED SEA CRISIS LEVELSDSV: SURGINGHLAG: FUEL FOR THOUGHTF: ELECTRIC AVENUES TSLA: ELECTRIC AVENUES FDX: DUTCH DEBUTAAPL: AI BONANZAJBHT: PRESSURE BUILDSPLD: IN LINEWTC: HARMEDMFT: NEW HIGH XPO: MEXICAN WAVE
Analysis from consulting group McKinsey on the B2C delivery market, which is now worth around $70bn a year – that is, simply for the global delivery of goods to consumers’ homes or other drop-off points such as lockers. The sector is the most apt in logistics for disruption, and will likely see the largest use of autonomous delivery vehicles, with manned vans currently deployed by the parcel giants expect to be only used in B2B operations – although exactly how that plays out will depend upon the specific market. “The speed at which the outlined last-mile-delivery scenarios can be reached will vary, depending on public sentiment, regulation, and labour costs. Early adoption of these new autonomous-delivery models will concentrate in developed countries, where labour costs are high enough to make the return on investment significant.”
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Virgil Ratliff
November 28, 2016 at 3:15 pmAutonomous vehicles will someday be used in the logistics. Those hard to reach areas will soon be catered.