Autonomous Trucks
An example: Autonomous vehicles are becoming more active in trucking. AI will be a boon for supply chain operations, but a one-size-fits-all approach will not work, Roberts says. Data on moving pharmaceuticals won’t be useful in other verticals, for instance, because the logistics experiences differ. You could decide to go down the AI path to solve a labor problem for a set of data it doesn't have, and it's going to create a whole new set of challenges. So I think guidance is the overarching need a lot of folks have when it comes to AI.”While cross-vertical extension of AI programs isn’t here yet, AI-enabled programs powering autonomous vehicles move freight every day, Roberts says.