But aside from the threats, Silicon Valley also presented huge potential opportunities. Interacting with companies like Velodyne and Waze, the GS executives gained insight into how next-generation transport could transform their business. They heard the insider view on areas like autonomous drones and crowdsourced mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The team from South Korea went away filled with thought-provoking ideas. They were also armed with knowledge essential for doing battle in today\u2019s digital economy.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Lasers and Apps: the Future of Smart, Shared Transport","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};
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But aside from the threats, Silicon Valley also presented huge potential opportunities. Interacting with companies like Velodyne and Waze, the GS executives gained insight into how next-generation transport could transform their business. They heard the insider view on areas like autonomous drones and crowdsourced mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The team from South Korea went away filled with thought-provoking ideas. They were also armed with knowledge essential for doing battle in today\u2019s digital economy.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Lasers and Apps: the Future of Smart, Shared Transport","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};
For GS, even spending just one day in Silicon Valley proved to be a worthwhile trip. As a large conglomerate, keeping up with the latest tech trends is essential. Failing to do so only increases the likelihood of having a core business disrupted by a new market entrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But aside from the threats, Silicon Valley also presented huge potential opportunities. Interacting with companies like Velodyne and Waze, the GS executives gained insight into how next-generation transport could transform their business. They heard the insider view on areas like autonomous drones and crowdsourced mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The team from South Korea went away filled with thought-provoking ideas. They were also armed with knowledge essential for doing battle in today\u2019s digital economy.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Lasers and Apps: the Future of Smart, Shared Transport","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};
For GS, even spending just one day in Silicon Valley proved to be a worthwhile trip. As a large conglomerate, keeping up with the latest tech trends is essential. Failing to do so only increases the likelihood of having a core business disrupted by a new market entrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But aside from the threats, Silicon Valley also presented huge potential opportunities. Interacting with companies like Velodyne and Waze, the GS executives gained insight into how next-generation transport could transform their business. They heard the insider view on areas like autonomous drones and crowdsourced mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The team from South Korea went away filled with thought-provoking ideas. They were also armed with knowledge essential for doing battle in today\u2019s digital economy.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Lasers and Apps: the Future of Smart, Shared Transport","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};
The GS group also caught a glimpse of the future. They saw how ridesharing via a \u201ccarpool\u201d feature is set to form a growing part of Waze\u2019s offering. Currently only available in selected cities, the company intends to expand ridesharing in a big way. It hopes to connect more and more of the world\u2019s drivers and ride-seekers. Describing itself as \u201cthe social navigation pioneer\u201d Waze states that its mission is get extra cars off the road and put an end to being stuck in traffic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For GS, even spending just one day in Silicon Valley proved to be a worthwhile trip. As a large conglomerate, keeping up with the latest tech trends is essential. Failing to do so only increases the likelihood of having a core business disrupted by a new market entrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But aside from the threats, Silicon Valley also presented huge potential opportunities. Interacting with companies like Velodyne and Waze, the GS executives gained insight into how next-generation transport could transform their business. They heard the insider view on areas like autonomous drones and crowdsourced mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The team from South Korea went away filled with thought-provoking ideas. They were also armed with knowledge essential for doing battle in today\u2019s digital economy.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Lasers and Apps: the Future of Smart, Shared Transport","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};
A presentation at Waze showed GS\u2019s executives how the app also has social elements. Among them is integration with Facebook, which means drivers can see when their friends are heading in the same direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The GS group also caught a glimpse of the future. They saw how ridesharing via a \u201ccarpool\u201d feature is set to form a growing part of Waze\u2019s offering. Currently only available in selected cities, the company intends to expand ridesharing in a big way. It hopes to connect more and more of the world\u2019s drivers and ride-seekers. Describing itself as \u201cthe social navigation pioneer\u201d Waze states that its mission is get extra cars off the road and put an end to being stuck in traffic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For GS, even spending just one day in Silicon Valley proved to be a worthwhile trip. As a large conglomerate, keeping up with the latest tech trends is essential. Failing to do so only increases the likelihood of having a core business disrupted by a new market entrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But aside from the threats, Silicon Valley also presented huge potential opportunities. Interacting with companies like Velodyne and Waze, the GS executives gained insight into how next-generation transport could transform their business. They heard the insider view on areas like autonomous drones and crowdsourced mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The team from South Korea went away filled with thought-provoking ideas. They were also armed with knowledge essential for doing battle in today\u2019s digital economy.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Lasers and Apps: the Future of Smart, Shared Transport","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};
Elsewhere, Waze is perhaps one of the brightest examples of how the sharing economy is transforming transport. The app\u2019s 100-million strong network of users crowdsources information to build driving maps. Real-time reports on traffic and road conditions give motorists the best chance of stress-free travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A presentation at Waze showed GS\u2019s executives how the app also has social elements. Among them is integration with Facebook, which means drivers can see when their friends are heading in the same direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The GS group also caught a glimpse of the future. They saw how ridesharing via a \u201ccarpool\u201d feature is set to form a growing part of Waze\u2019s offering. Currently only available in selected cities, the company intends to expand ridesharing in a big way. It hopes to connect more and more of the world\u2019s drivers and ride-seekers. Describing itself as \u201cthe social navigation pioneer\u201d Waze states that its mission is get extra cars off the road and put an end to being stuck in traffic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For GS, even spending just one day in Silicon Valley proved to be a worthwhile trip. As a large conglomerate, keeping up with the latest tech trends is essential. Failing to do so only increases the likelihood of having a core business disrupted by a new market entrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But aside from the threats, Silicon Valley also presented huge potential opportunities. Interacting with companies like Velodyne and Waze, the GS executives gained insight into how next-generation transport could transform their business. They heard the insider view on areas like autonomous drones and crowdsourced mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The team from South Korea went away filled with thought-provoking ideas. They were also armed with knowledge essential for doing battle in today\u2019s digital economy.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Lasers and Apps: the Future of Smart, Shared Transport","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};
At a meeting with venture capital firm Autotech Ventures, the GS team from South Korea heard how a novel set of apps is rising to prominence. That includes Outdoorsy, an RV rental marketplace, and communications platform Realine, described as the \u201cSlack\u201d of the logistics industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elsewhere, Waze is perhaps one of the brightest examples of how the sharing economy is transforming transport. The app\u2019s 100-million strong network of users crowdsources information to build driving maps. Real-time reports on traffic and road conditions give motorists the best chance of stress-free travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A presentation at Waze showed GS\u2019s executives how the app also has social elements. Among them is integration with Facebook, which means drivers can see when their friends are heading in the same direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The GS group also caught a glimpse of the future. They saw how ridesharing via a \u201ccarpool\u201d feature is set to form a growing part of Waze\u2019s offering. Currently only available in selected cities, the company intends to expand ridesharing in a big way. It hopes to connect more and more of the world\u2019s drivers and ride-seekers. Describing itself as \u201cthe social navigation pioneer\u201d Waze states that its mission is get extra cars off the road and put an end to being stuck in traffic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For GS, even spending just one day in Silicon Valley proved to be a worthwhile trip. As a large conglomerate, keeping up with the latest tech trends is essential. Failing to do so only increases the likelihood of having a core business disrupted by a new market entrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But aside from the threats, Silicon Valley also presented huge potential opportunities. Interacting with companies like Velodyne and Waze, the GS executives gained insight into how next-generation transport could transform their business. They heard the insider view on areas like autonomous drones and crowdsourced mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The team from South Korea went away filled with thought-provoking ideas. They were also armed with knowledge essential for doing battle in today\u2019s digital economy.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Lasers and Apps: the Future of Smart, Shared Transport","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};
Meanwhile, as long as cars and trucks still require human drivers, it seems crowdsourcing and the sharing economy will take centre stage. Both trends are set to play big roles in the future of transport through a slew of new apps; experts say Uber and Lyft are just the tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At a meeting with venture capital firm Autotech Ventures, the GS team from South Korea heard how a novel set of apps is rising to prominence. That includes Outdoorsy, an RV rental marketplace, and communications platform Realine, described as the \u201cSlack\u201d of the logistics industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elsewhere, Waze is perhaps one of the brightest examples of how the sharing economy is transforming transport. The app\u2019s 100-million strong network of users crowdsources information to build driving maps. Real-time reports on traffic and road conditions give motorists the best chance of stress-free travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A presentation at Waze showed GS\u2019s executives how the app also has social elements. Among them is integration with Facebook, which means drivers can see when their friends are heading in the same direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The GS group also caught a glimpse of the future. They saw how ridesharing via a \u201ccarpool\u201d feature is set to form a growing part of Waze\u2019s offering. Currently only available in selected cities, the company intends to expand ridesharing in a big way. It hopes to connect more and more of the world\u2019s drivers and ride-seekers. Describing itself as \u201cthe social navigation pioneer\u201d Waze states that its mission is get extra cars off the road and put an end to being stuck in traffic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For GS, even spending just one day in Silicon Valley proved to be a worthwhile trip. As a large conglomerate, keeping up with the latest tech trends is essential. Failing to do so only increases the likelihood of having a core business disrupted by a new market entrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But aside from the threats, Silicon Valley also presented huge potential opportunities. Interacting with companies like Velodyne and Waze, the GS executives gained insight into how next-generation transport could transform their business. They heard the insider view on areas like autonomous drones and crowdsourced mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The team from South Korea went away filled with thought-provoking ideas. They were also armed with knowledge essential for doing battle in today\u2019s digital economy.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Lasers and Apps: the Future of Smart, Shared Transport","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};
Meanwhile, as long as cars and trucks still require human drivers, it seems crowdsourcing and the sharing economy will take centre stage. Both trends are set to play big roles in the future of transport through a slew of new apps; experts say Uber and Lyft are just the tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At a meeting with venture capital firm Autotech Ventures, the GS team from South Korea heard how a novel set of apps is rising to prominence. That includes Outdoorsy, an RV rental marketplace, and communications platform Realine, described as the \u201cSlack\u201d of the logistics industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elsewhere, Waze is perhaps one of the brightest examples of how the sharing economy is transforming transport. The app\u2019s 100-million strong network of users crowdsources information to build driving maps. Real-time reports on traffic and road conditions give motorists the best chance of stress-free travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A presentation at Waze showed GS\u2019s executives how the app also has social elements. Among them is integration with Facebook, which means drivers can see when their friends are heading in the same direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The GS group also caught a glimpse of the future. They saw how ridesharing via a \u201ccarpool\u201d feature is set to form a growing part of Waze\u2019s offering. Currently only available in selected cities, the company intends to expand ridesharing in a big way. It hopes to connect more and more of the world\u2019s drivers and ride-seekers. Describing itself as \u201cthe social navigation pioneer\u201d Waze states that its mission is get extra cars off the road and put an end to being stuck in traffic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For GS, even spending just one day in Silicon Valley proved to be a worthwhile trip. As a large conglomerate, keeping up with the latest tech trends is essential. Failing to do so only increases the likelihood of having a core business disrupted by a new market entrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But aside from the threats, Silicon Valley also presented huge potential opportunities. Interacting with companies like Velodyne and Waze, the GS executives gained insight into how next-generation transport could transform their business. They heard the insider view on areas like autonomous drones and crowdsourced mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The team from South Korea went away filled with thought-provoking ideas. They were also armed with knowledge essential for doing battle in today\u2019s digital economy.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Lasers and Apps: the Future of Smart, Shared Transport","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};
\u201cA lot of people make it seem like autonomous vehicles are just around the corner,\u201d he said in a May 22 interview. \u201cBut the reality is that this is a really hard problem as a whole and a lot of things need to happen to solve that last one per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, as long as cars and trucks still require human drivers, it seems crowdsourcing and the sharing economy will take centre stage. Both trends are set to play big roles in the future of transport through a slew of new apps; experts say Uber and Lyft are just the tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At a meeting with venture capital firm Autotech Ventures, the GS team from South Korea heard how a novel set of apps is rising to prominence. That includes Outdoorsy, an RV rental marketplace, and communications platform Realine, described as the \u201cSlack\u201d of the logistics industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elsewhere, Waze is perhaps one of the brightest examples of how the sharing economy is transforming transport. The app\u2019s 100-million strong network of users crowdsources information to build driving maps. Real-time reports on traffic and road conditions give motorists the best chance of stress-free travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A presentation at Waze showed GS\u2019s executives how the app also has social elements. Among them is integration with Facebook, which means drivers can see when their friends are heading in the same direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The GS group also caught a glimpse of the future. They saw how ridesharing via a \u201ccarpool\u201d feature is set to form a growing part of Waze\u2019s offering. Currently only available in selected cities, the company intends to expand ridesharing in a big way. It hopes to connect more and more of the world\u2019s drivers and ride-seekers. Describing itself as \u201cthe social navigation pioneer\u201d Waze states that its mission is get extra cars off the road and put an end to being stuck in traffic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For GS, even spending just one day in Silicon Valley proved to be a worthwhile trip. As a large conglomerate, keeping up with the latest tech trends is essential. Failing to do so only increases the likelihood of having a core business disrupted by a new market entrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But aside from the threats, Silicon Valley also presented huge potential opportunities. Interacting with companies like Velodyne and Waze, the GS executives gained insight into how next-generation transport could transform their business. They heard the insider view on areas like autonomous drones and crowdsourced mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The team from South Korea went away filled with thought-provoking ideas. They were also armed with knowledge essential for doing battle in today\u2019s digital economy.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Lasers and Apps: the Future of Smart, Shared Transport","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};
What\u2019s more, lidar still needs to get more sophisticated. Although today self-driving vehicles are capable of seeing many obstacles on the road, there are still some which cause problems. Luminar CEO Austin Russel has described these as the last \u201cone per cent\u201d of \u201cedge cases.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA lot of people make it seem like autonomous vehicles are just around the corner,\u201d he said in a May 22 interview. \u201cBut the reality is that this is a really hard problem as a whole and a lot of things need to happen to solve that last one per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, as long as cars and trucks still require human drivers, it seems crowdsourcing and the sharing economy will take centre stage. Both trends are set to play big roles in the future of transport through a slew of new apps; experts say Uber and Lyft are just the tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At a meeting with venture capital firm Autotech Ventures, the GS team from South Korea heard how a novel set of apps is rising to prominence. That includes Outdoorsy, an RV rental marketplace, and communications platform Realine, described as the \u201cSlack\u201d of the logistics industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elsewhere, Waze is perhaps one of the brightest examples of how the sharing economy is transforming transport. The app\u2019s 100-million strong network of users crowdsources information to build driving maps. Real-time reports on traffic and road conditions give motorists the best chance of stress-free travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A presentation at Waze showed GS\u2019s executives how the app also has social elements. Among them is integration with Facebook, which means drivers can see when their friends are heading in the same direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The GS group also caught a glimpse of the future. They saw how ridesharing via a \u201ccarpool\u201d feature is set to form a growing part of Waze\u2019s offering. Currently only available in selected cities, the company intends to expand ridesharing in a big way. It hopes to connect more and more of the world\u2019s drivers and ride-seekers. Describing itself as \u201cthe social navigation pioneer\u201d Waze states that its mission is get extra cars off the road and put an end to being stuck in traffic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For GS, even spending just one day in Silicon Valley proved to be a worthwhile trip. As a large conglomerate, keeping up with the latest tech trends is essential. Failing to do so only increases the likelihood of having a core business disrupted by a new market entrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But aside from the threats, Silicon Valley also presented huge potential opportunities. Interacting with companies like Velodyne and Waze, the GS executives gained insight into how next-generation transport could transform their business. They heard the insider view on areas like autonomous drones and crowdsourced mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The team from South Korea went away filled with thought-provoking ideas. They were also armed with knowledge essential for doing battle in today\u2019s digital economy.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Lasers and Apps: the Future of Smart, Shared Transport","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};
But while lidar may be gradually moving the world closer to truly driverless cars, for now it appears to be most applicable to industry. That\u2019s down to the relatively high cost of the technology, something which has prevented it from becoming more deeply integrated into mainstream automobile manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s more, lidar still needs to get more sophisticated. Although today self-driving vehicles are capable of seeing many obstacles on the road, there are still some which cause problems. Luminar CEO Austin Russel has described these as the last \u201cone per cent\u201d of \u201cedge cases.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA lot of people make it seem like autonomous vehicles are just around the corner,\u201d he said in a May 22 interview. \u201cBut the reality is that this is a really hard problem as a whole and a lot of things need to happen to solve that last one per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, as long as cars and trucks still require human drivers, it seems crowdsourcing and the sharing economy will take centre stage. Both trends are set to play big roles in the future of transport through a slew of new apps; experts say Uber and Lyft are just the tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At a meeting with venture capital firm Autotech Ventures, the GS team from South Korea heard how a novel set of apps is rising to prominence. That includes Outdoorsy, an RV rental marketplace, and communications platform Realine, described as the \u201cSlack\u201d of the logistics industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elsewhere, Waze is perhaps one of the brightest examples of how the sharing economy is transforming transport. The app\u2019s 100-million strong network of users crowdsources information to build driving maps. Real-time reports on traffic and road conditions give motorists the best chance of stress-free travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A presentation at Waze showed GS\u2019s executives how the app also has social elements. Among them is integration with Facebook, which means drivers can see when their friends are heading in the same direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The GS group also caught a glimpse of the future. They saw how ridesharing via a \u201ccarpool\u201d feature is set to form a growing part of Waze\u2019s offering. Currently only available in selected cities, the company intends to expand ridesharing in a big way. It hopes to connect more and more of the world\u2019s drivers and ride-seekers. Describing itself as \u201cthe social navigation pioneer\u201d Waze states that its mission is get extra cars off the road and put an end to being stuck in traffic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For GS, even spending just one day in Silicon Valley proved to be a worthwhile trip. As a large conglomerate, keeping up with the latest tech trends is essential. Failing to do so only increases the likelihood of having a core business disrupted by a new market entrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But aside from the threats, Silicon Valley also presented huge potential opportunities. Interacting with companies like Velodyne and Waze, the GS executives gained insight into how next-generation transport could transform their business. They heard the insider view on areas like autonomous drones and crowdsourced mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The team from South Korea went away filled with thought-provoking ideas. They were also armed with knowledge essential for doing battle in today\u2019s digital economy.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Lasers and Apps: the Future of Smart, Shared Transport","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};
Velodyne is not alone in what is an increasingly crowded laser vision market. Competitors include the Silicon Valley-based Luminar and Israeli startup Innoviz. Both say they are set to manufacture and ship thousands of lidar units this year. Both believe their products offer significant advantages over those currently available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But while lidar may be gradually moving the world closer to truly driverless cars, for now it appears to be most applicable to industry. That\u2019s down to the relatively high cost of the technology, something which has prevented it from becoming more deeply integrated into mainstream automobile manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s more, lidar still needs to get more sophisticated. Although today self-driving vehicles are capable of seeing many obstacles on the road, there are still some which cause problems. Luminar CEO Austin Russel has described these as the last \u201cone per cent\u201d of \u201cedge cases.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA lot of people make it seem like autonomous vehicles are just around the corner,\u201d he said in a May 22 interview. \u201cBut the reality is that this is a really hard problem as a whole and a lot of things need to happen to solve that last one per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, as long as cars and trucks still require human drivers, it seems crowdsourcing and the sharing economy will take centre stage. Both trends are set to play big roles in the future of transport through a slew of new apps; experts say Uber and Lyft are just the tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At a meeting with venture capital firm Autotech Ventures, the GS team from South Korea heard how a novel set of apps is rising to prominence. That includes Outdoorsy, an RV rental marketplace, and communications platform Realine, described as the \u201cSlack\u201d of the logistics industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elsewhere, Waze is perhaps one of the brightest examples of how the sharing economy is transforming transport. The app\u2019s 100-million strong network of users crowdsources information to build driving maps. Real-time reports on traffic and road conditions give motorists the best chance of stress-free travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A presentation at Waze showed GS\u2019s executives how the app also has social elements. Among them is integration with Facebook, which means drivers can see when their friends are heading in the same direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The GS group also caught a glimpse of the future. They saw how ridesharing via a \u201ccarpool\u201d feature is set to form a growing part of Waze\u2019s offering. Currently only available in selected cities, the company intends to expand ridesharing in a big way. It hopes to connect more and more of the world\u2019s drivers and ride-seekers. Describing itself as \u201cthe social navigation pioneer\u201d Waze states that its mission is get extra cars off the road and put an end to being stuck in traffic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For GS, even spending just one day in Silicon Valley proved to be a worthwhile trip. As a large conglomerate, keeping up with the latest tech trends is essential. Failing to do so only increases the likelihood of having a core business disrupted by a new market entrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But aside from the threats, Silicon Valley also presented huge potential opportunities. Interacting with companies like Velodyne and Waze, the GS executives gained insight into how next-generation transport could transform their business. They heard the insider view on areas like autonomous drones and crowdsourced mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The team from South Korea went away filled with thought-provoking ideas. They were also armed with knowledge essential for doing battle in today\u2019s digital economy.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Lasers and Apps: the Future of Smart, Shared Transport","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};
But as the GS executives discovered during a meeting at Velodyne\u2019s San Jose offices, autonomous cars are just part of the story. Lidar also has applications in drone-based aerial data collection, industrial vehicle navigation and three-dimensional mobile mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Velodyne is not alone in what is an increasingly crowded laser vision market. Competitors include the Silicon Valley-based Luminar and Israeli startup Innoviz. Both say they are set to manufacture and ship thousands of lidar units this year. Both believe their products offer significant advantages over those currently available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But while lidar may be gradually moving the world closer to truly driverless cars, for now it appears to be most applicable to industry. That\u2019s down to the relatively high cost of the technology, something which has prevented it from becoming more deeply integrated into mainstream automobile manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s more, lidar still needs to get more sophisticated. Although today self-driving vehicles are capable of seeing many obstacles on the road, there are still some which cause problems. Luminar CEO Austin Russel has described these as the last \u201cone per cent\u201d of \u201cedge cases.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA lot of people make it seem like autonomous vehicles are just around the corner,\u201d he said in a May 22 interview. \u201cBut the reality is that this is a really hard problem as a whole and a lot of things need to happen to solve that last one per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, as long as cars and trucks still require human drivers, it seems crowdsourcing and the sharing economy will take centre stage. Both trends are set to play big roles in the future of transport through a slew of new apps; experts say Uber and Lyft are just the tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At a meeting with venture capital firm Autotech Ventures, the GS team from South Korea heard how a novel set of apps is rising to prominence. That includes Outdoorsy, an RV rental marketplace, and communications platform Realine, described as the \u201cSlack\u201d of the logistics industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elsewhere, Waze is perhaps one of the brightest examples of how the sharing economy is transforming transport. The app\u2019s 100-million strong network of users crowdsources information to build driving maps. Real-time reports on traffic and road conditions give motorists the best chance of stress-free travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A presentation at Waze showed GS\u2019s executives how the app also has social elements. Among them is integration with Facebook, which means drivers can see when their friends are heading in the same direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The GS group also caught a glimpse of the future. They saw how ridesharing via a \u201ccarpool\u201d feature is set to form a growing part of Waze\u2019s offering. Currently only available in selected cities, the company intends to expand ridesharing in a big way. It hopes to connect more and more of the world\u2019s drivers and ride-seekers. Describing itself as \u201cthe social navigation pioneer\u201d Waze states that its mission is get extra cars off the road and put an end to being stuck in traffic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For GS, even spending just one day in Silicon Valley proved to be a worthwhile trip. As a large conglomerate, keeping up with the latest tech trends is essential. Failing to do so only increases the likelihood of having a core business disrupted by a new market entrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But aside from the threats, Silicon Valley also presented huge potential opportunities. Interacting with companies like Velodyne and Waze, the GS executives gained insight into how next-generation transport could transform their business. They heard the insider view on areas like autonomous drones and crowdsourced mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The team from South Korea went away filled with thought-provoking ideas. They were also armed with knowledge essential for doing battle in today\u2019s digital economy.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Lasers and Apps: the Future of Smart, Shared Transport","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};
Among the world\u2019s leading manufacturers of the technology is Velodyne. For more than a decade the company has been refining its lidar offerings. Today its users include well-known names like Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Ford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But as the GS executives discovered during a meeting at Velodyne\u2019s San Jose offices, autonomous cars are just part of the story. Lidar also has applications in drone-based aerial data collection, industrial vehicle navigation and three-dimensional mobile mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Velodyne is not alone in what is an increasingly crowded laser vision market. Competitors include the Silicon Valley-based Luminar and Israeli startup Innoviz. Both say they are set to manufacture and ship thousands of lidar units this year. Both believe their products offer significant advantages over those currently available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But while lidar may be gradually moving the world closer to truly driverless cars, for now it appears to be most applicable to industry. That\u2019s down to the relatively high cost of the technology, something which has prevented it from becoming more deeply integrated into mainstream automobile manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s more, lidar still needs to get more sophisticated. Although today self-driving vehicles are capable of seeing many obstacles on the road, there are still some which cause problems. Luminar CEO Austin Russel has described these as the last \u201cone per cent\u201d of \u201cedge cases.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA lot of people make it seem like autonomous vehicles are just around the corner,\u201d he said in a May 22 interview. \u201cBut the reality is that this is a really hard problem as a whole and a lot of things need to happen to solve that last one per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, as long as cars and trucks still require human drivers, it seems crowdsourcing and the sharing economy will take centre stage. Both trends are set to play big roles in the future of transport through a slew of new apps; experts say Uber and Lyft are just the tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At a meeting with venture capital firm Autotech Ventures, the GS team from South Korea heard how a novel set of apps is rising to prominence. That includes Outdoorsy, an RV rental marketplace, and communications platform Realine, described as the \u201cSlack\u201d of the logistics industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elsewhere, Waze is perhaps one of the brightest examples of how the sharing economy is transforming transport. The app\u2019s 100-million strong network of users crowdsources information to build driving maps. Real-time reports on traffic and road conditions give motorists the best chance of stress-free travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A presentation at Waze showed GS\u2019s executives how the app also has social elements. Among them is integration with Facebook, which means drivers can see when their friends are heading in the same direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The GS group also caught a glimpse of the future. They saw how ridesharing via a \u201ccarpool\u201d feature is set to form a growing part of Waze\u2019s offering. Currently only available in selected cities, the company intends to expand ridesharing in a big way. It hopes to connect more and more of the world\u2019s drivers and ride-seekers. Describing itself as \u201cthe social navigation pioneer\u201d Waze states that its mission is get extra cars off the road and put an end to being stuck in traffic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For GS, even spending just one day in Silicon Valley proved to be a worthwhile trip. As a large conglomerate, keeping up with the latest tech trends is essential. Failing to do so only increases the likelihood of having a core business disrupted by a new market entrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But aside from the threats, Silicon Valley also presented huge potential opportunities. Interacting with companies like Velodyne and Waze, the GS executives gained insight into how next-generation transport could transform their business. They heard the insider view on areas like autonomous drones and crowdsourced mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The team from South Korea went away filled with thought-provoking ideas. They were also armed with knowledge essential for doing battle in today\u2019s digital economy.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Lasers and Apps: the Future of Smart, Shared Transport","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};
It\u2019s often described as one of the most important components of autonomous vehicles: lidar \u2013 also known as laser vision \u2013 maps the world in three dimensions. The technology is a close cousin to radar. But where the latter emits radio waves to measure distances, lidar relies on lasers invisible to the human eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Among the world\u2019s leading manufacturers of the technology is Velodyne. For more than a decade the company has been refining its lidar offerings. Today its users include well-known names like Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Ford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But as the GS executives discovered during a meeting at Velodyne\u2019s San Jose offices, autonomous cars are just part of the story. Lidar also has applications in drone-based aerial data collection, industrial vehicle navigation and three-dimensional mobile mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Velodyne is not alone in what is an increasingly crowded laser vision market. Competitors include the Silicon Valley-based Luminar and Israeli startup Innoviz. Both say they are set to manufacture and ship thousands of lidar units this year. Both believe their products offer significant advantages over those currently available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But while lidar may be gradually moving the world closer to truly driverless cars, for now it appears to be most applicable to industry. That\u2019s down to the relatively high cost of the technology, something which has prevented it from becoming more deeply integrated into mainstream automobile manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s more, lidar still needs to get more sophisticated. Although today self-driving vehicles are capable of seeing many obstacles on the road, there are still some which cause problems. Luminar CEO Austin Russel has described these as the last \u201cone per cent\u201d of \u201cedge cases.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA lot of people make it seem like autonomous vehicles are just around the corner,\u201d he said in a May 22 interview. \u201cBut the reality is that this is a really hard problem as a whole and a lot of things need to happen to solve that last one per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, as long as cars and trucks still require human drivers, it seems crowdsourcing and the sharing economy will take centre stage. Both trends are set to play big roles in the future of transport through a slew of new apps; experts say Uber and Lyft are just the tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At a meeting with venture capital firm Autotech Ventures, the GS team from South Korea heard how a novel set of apps is rising to prominence. That includes Outdoorsy, an RV rental marketplace, and communications platform Realine, described as the \u201cSlack\u201d of the logistics industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elsewhere, Waze is perhaps one of the brightest examples of how the sharing economy is transforming transport. The app\u2019s 100-million strong network of users crowdsources information to build driving maps. Real-time reports on traffic and road conditions give motorists the best chance of stress-free travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A presentation at Waze showed GS\u2019s executives how the app also has social elements. Among them is integration with Facebook, which means drivers can see when their friends are heading in the same direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The GS group also caught a glimpse of the future. They saw how ridesharing via a \u201ccarpool\u201d feature is set to form a growing part of Waze\u2019s offering. Currently only available in selected cities, the company intends to expand ridesharing in a big way. It hopes to connect more and more of the world\u2019s drivers and ride-seekers. Describing itself as \u201cthe social navigation pioneer\u201d Waze states that its mission is get extra cars off the road and put an end to being stuck in traffic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For GS, even spending just one day in Silicon Valley proved to be a worthwhile trip. As a large conglomerate, keeping up with the latest tech trends is essential. Failing to do so only increases the likelihood of having a core business disrupted by a new market entrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But aside from the threats, Silicon Valley also presented huge potential opportunities. Interacting with companies like Velodyne and Waze, the GS executives gained insight into how next-generation transport could transform their business. They heard the insider view on areas like autonomous drones and crowdsourced mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The team from South Korea went away filled with thought-provoking ideas. They were also armed with knowledge essential for doing battle in today\u2019s digital economy.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Lasers and Apps: the Future of Smart, Shared Transport","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};
It\u2019s often described as one of the most important components of autonomous vehicles: lidar \u2013 also known as laser vision \u2013 maps the world in three dimensions. The technology is a close cousin to radar. But where the latter emits radio waves to measure distances, lidar relies on lasers invisible to the human eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Among the world\u2019s leading manufacturers of the technology is Velodyne. For more than a decade the company has been refining its lidar offerings. Today its users include well-known names like Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Ford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But as the GS executives discovered during a meeting at Velodyne\u2019s San Jose offices, autonomous cars are just part of the story. Lidar also has applications in drone-based aerial data collection, industrial vehicle navigation and three-dimensional mobile mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Velodyne is not alone in what is an increasingly crowded laser vision market. Competitors include the Silicon Valley-based Luminar and Israeli startup Innoviz. Both say they are set to manufacture and ship thousands of lidar units this year. Both believe their products offer significant advantages over those currently available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But while lidar may be gradually moving the world closer to truly driverless cars, for now it appears to be most applicable to industry. That\u2019s down to the relatively high cost of the technology, something which has prevented it from becoming more deeply integrated into mainstream automobile manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s more, lidar still needs to get more sophisticated. Although today self-driving vehicles are capable of seeing many obstacles on the road, there are still some which cause problems. Luminar CEO Austin Russel has described these as the last \u201cone per cent\u201d of \u201cedge cases.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA lot of people make it seem like autonomous vehicles are just around the corner,\u201d he said in a May 22 interview. \u201cBut the reality is that this is a really hard problem as a whole and a lot of things need to happen to solve that last one per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, as long as cars and trucks still require human drivers, it seems crowdsourcing and the sharing economy will take centre stage. Both trends are set to play big roles in the future of transport through a slew of new apps; experts say Uber and Lyft are just the tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At a meeting with venture capital firm Autotech Ventures, the GS team from South Korea heard how a novel set of apps is rising to prominence. That includes Outdoorsy, an RV rental marketplace, and communications platform Realine, described as the \u201cSlack\u201d of the logistics industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elsewhere, Waze is perhaps one of the brightest examples of how the sharing economy is transforming transport. The app\u2019s 100-million strong network of users crowdsources information to build driving maps. Real-time reports on traffic and road conditions give motorists the best chance of stress-free travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A presentation at Waze showed GS\u2019s executives how the app also has social elements. Among them is integration with Facebook, which means drivers can see when their friends are heading in the same direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The GS group also caught a glimpse of the future. They saw how ridesharing via a \u201ccarpool\u201d feature is set to form a growing part of Waze\u2019s offering. Currently only available in selected cities, the company intends to expand ridesharing in a big way. It hopes to connect more and more of the world\u2019s drivers and ride-seekers. Describing itself as \u201cthe social navigation pioneer\u201d Waze states that its mission is get extra cars off the road and put an end to being stuck in traffic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For GS, even spending just one day in Silicon Valley proved to be a worthwhile trip. As a large conglomerate, keeping up with the latest tech trends is essential. Failing to do so only increases the likelihood of having a core business disrupted by a new market entrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But aside from the threats, Silicon Valley also presented huge potential opportunities. Interacting with companies like Velodyne and Waze, the GS executives gained insight into how next-generation transport could transform their business. They heard the insider view on areas like autonomous drones and crowdsourced mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The team from South Korea went away filled with thought-provoking ideas. They were also armed with knowledge essential for doing battle in today\u2019s digital economy.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Lasers and Apps: the Future of Smart, Shared Transport","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};
Silicon Valley proved to be a rich source of information and inspiration. The executives\u2019 tour shed light on a number of fast-developing areas in the world of high-tech transport and logistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s often described as one of the most important components of autonomous vehicles: lidar \u2013 also known as laser vision \u2013 maps the world in three dimensions. The technology is a close cousin to radar. But where the latter emits radio waves to measure distances, lidar relies on lasers invisible to the human eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Among the world\u2019s leading manufacturers of the technology is Velodyne. For more than a decade the company has been refining its lidar offerings. Today its users include well-known names like Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Ford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But as the GS executives discovered during a meeting at Velodyne\u2019s San Jose offices, autonomous cars are just part of the story. Lidar also has applications in drone-based aerial data collection, industrial vehicle navigation and three-dimensional mobile mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Velodyne is not alone in what is an increasingly crowded laser vision market. Competitors include the Silicon Valley-based Luminar and Israeli startup Innoviz. Both say they are set to manufacture and ship thousands of lidar units this year. Both believe their products offer significant advantages over those currently available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But while lidar may be gradually moving the world closer to truly driverless cars, for now it appears to be most applicable to industry. That\u2019s down to the relatively high cost of the technology, something which has prevented it from becoming more deeply integrated into mainstream automobile manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s more, lidar still needs to get more sophisticated. Although today self-driving vehicles are capable of seeing many obstacles on the road, there are still some which cause problems. Luminar CEO Austin Russel has described these as the last \u201cone per cent\u201d of \u201cedge cases.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA lot of people make it seem like autonomous vehicles are just around the corner,\u201d he said in a May 22 interview. \u201cBut the reality is that this is a really hard problem as a whole and a lot of things need to happen to solve that last one per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, as long as cars and trucks still require human drivers, it seems crowdsourcing and the sharing economy will take centre stage. Both trends are set to play big roles in the future of transport through a slew of new apps; experts say Uber and Lyft are just the tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At a meeting with venture capital firm Autotech Ventures, the GS team from South Korea heard how a novel set of apps is rising to prominence. That includes Outdoorsy, an RV rental marketplace, and communications platform Realine, described as the \u201cSlack\u201d of the logistics industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elsewhere, Waze is perhaps one of the brightest examples of how the sharing economy is transforming transport. The app\u2019s 100-million strong network of users crowdsources information to build driving maps. Real-time reports on traffic and road conditions give motorists the best chance of stress-free travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A presentation at Waze showed GS\u2019s executives how the app also has social elements. Among them is integration with Facebook, which means drivers can see when their friends are heading in the same direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The GS group also caught a glimpse of the future. They saw how ridesharing via a \u201ccarpool\u201d feature is set to form a growing part of Waze\u2019s offering. Currently only available in selected cities, the company intends to expand ridesharing in a big way. It hopes to connect more and more of the world\u2019s drivers and ride-seekers. Describing itself as \u201cthe social navigation pioneer\u201d Waze states that its mission is get extra cars off the road and put an end to being stuck in traffic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For GS, even spending just one day in Silicon Valley proved to be a worthwhile trip. As a large conglomerate, keeping up with the latest tech trends is essential. Failing to do so only increases the likelihood of having a core business disrupted by a new market entrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But aside from the threats, Silicon Valley also presented huge potential opportunities. Interacting with companies like Velodyne and Waze, the GS executives gained insight into how next-generation transport could transform their business. They heard the insider view on areas like autonomous drones and crowdsourced mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The team from South Korea went away filled with thought-provoking ideas. They were also armed with knowledge essential for doing battle in today\u2019s digital economy.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Lasers and Apps: the Future of Smart, Shared Transport","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};
One of the challenges now facing the conglomerate\u2019s leadership is to get to grips with autonomous vehicles. GS is especially interested in understanding their value in supply chain operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Silicon Valley proved to be a rich source of information and inspiration. The executives\u2019 tour shed light on a number of fast-developing areas in the world of high-tech transport and logistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s often described as one of the most important components of autonomous vehicles: lidar \u2013 also known as laser vision \u2013 maps the world in three dimensions. The technology is a close cousin to radar. But where the latter emits radio waves to measure distances, lidar relies on lasers invisible to the human eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Among the world\u2019s leading manufacturers of the technology is Velodyne. For more than a decade the company has been refining its lidar offerings. Today its users include well-known names like Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Ford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But as the GS executives discovered during a meeting at Velodyne\u2019s San Jose offices, autonomous cars are just part of the story. Lidar also has applications in drone-based aerial data collection, industrial vehicle navigation and three-dimensional mobile mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Velodyne is not alone in what is an increasingly crowded laser vision market. Competitors include the Silicon Valley-based Luminar and Israeli startup Innoviz. Both say they are set to manufacture and ship thousands of lidar units this year. Both believe their products offer significant advantages over those currently available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But while lidar may be gradually moving the world closer to truly driverless cars, for now it appears to be most applicable to industry. That\u2019s down to the relatively high cost of the technology, something which has prevented it from becoming more deeply integrated into mainstream automobile manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s more, lidar still needs to get more sophisticated. Although today self-driving vehicles are capable of seeing many obstacles on the road, there are still some which cause problems. Luminar CEO Austin Russel has described these as the last \u201cone per cent\u201d of \u201cedge cases.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA lot of people make it seem like autonomous vehicles are just around the corner,\u201d he said in a May 22 interview. \u201cBut the reality is that this is a really hard problem as a whole and a lot of things need to happen to solve that last one per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, as long as cars and trucks still require human drivers, it seems crowdsourcing and the sharing economy will take centre stage. Both trends are set to play big roles in the future of transport through a slew of new apps; experts say Uber and Lyft are just the tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At a meeting with venture capital firm Autotech Ventures, the GS team from South Korea heard how a novel set of apps is rising to prominence. That includes Outdoorsy, an RV rental marketplace, and communications platform Realine, described as the \u201cSlack\u201d of the logistics industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elsewhere, Waze is perhaps one of the brightest examples of how the sharing economy is transforming transport. The app\u2019s 100-million strong network of users crowdsources information to build driving maps. Real-time reports on traffic and road conditions give motorists the best chance of stress-free travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A presentation at Waze showed GS\u2019s executives how the app also has social elements. Among them is integration with Facebook, which means drivers can see when their friends are heading in the same direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The GS group also caught a glimpse of the future. They saw how ridesharing via a \u201ccarpool\u201d feature is set to form a growing part of Waze\u2019s offering. Currently only available in selected cities, the company intends to expand ridesharing in a big way. It hopes to connect more and more of the world\u2019s drivers and ride-seekers. Describing itself as \u201cthe social navigation pioneer\u201d Waze states that its mission is get extra cars off the road and put an end to being stuck in traffic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For GS, even spending just one day in Silicon Valley proved to be a worthwhile trip. As a large conglomerate, keeping up with the latest tech trends is essential. Failing to do so only increases the likelihood of having a core business disrupted by a new market entrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But aside from the threats, Silicon Valley also presented huge potential opportunities. Interacting with companies like Velodyne and Waze, the GS executives gained insight into how next-generation transport could transform their business. They heard the insider view on areas like autonomous drones and crowdsourced mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The team from South Korea went away filled with thought-provoking ideas. They were also armed with knowledge essential for doing battle in today\u2019s digital economy.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Lasers and Apps: the Future of Smart, Shared Transport","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};
The tour group hailed from GS, a Seoul-based conglomerate with subsidiaries in the energy, retail, manufacturing and logistics sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the challenges now facing the conglomerate\u2019s leadership is to get to grips with autonomous vehicles. GS is especially interested in understanding their value in supply chain operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Silicon Valley proved to be a rich source of information and inspiration. The executives\u2019 tour shed light on a number of fast-developing areas in the world of high-tech transport and logistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s often described as one of the most important components of autonomous vehicles: lidar \u2013 also known as laser vision \u2013 maps the world in three dimensions. The technology is a close cousin to radar. But where the latter emits radio waves to measure distances, lidar relies on lasers invisible to the human eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Among the world\u2019s leading manufacturers of the technology is Velodyne. For more than a decade the company has been refining its lidar offerings. Today its users include well-known names like Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Ford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But as the GS executives discovered during a meeting at Velodyne\u2019s San Jose offices, autonomous cars are just part of the story. Lidar also has applications in drone-based aerial data collection, industrial vehicle navigation and three-dimensional mobile mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Velodyne is not alone in what is an increasingly crowded laser vision market. Competitors include the Silicon Valley-based Luminar and Israeli startup Innoviz. Both say they are set to manufacture and ship thousands of lidar units this year. Both believe their products offer significant advantages over those currently available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But while lidar may be gradually moving the world closer to truly driverless cars, for now it appears to be most applicable to industry. That\u2019s down to the relatively high cost of the technology, something which has prevented it from becoming more deeply integrated into mainstream automobile manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s more, lidar still needs to get more sophisticated. Although today self-driving vehicles are capable of seeing many obstacles on the road, there are still some which cause problems. Luminar CEO Austin Russel has described these as the last \u201cone per cent\u201d of \u201cedge cases.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA lot of people make it seem like autonomous vehicles are just around the corner,\u201d he said in a May 22 interview. \u201cBut the reality is that this is a really hard problem as a whole and a lot of things need to happen to solve that last one per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, as long as cars and trucks still require human drivers, it seems crowdsourcing and the sharing economy will take centre stage. Both trends are set to play big roles in the future of transport through a slew of new apps; experts say Uber and Lyft are just the tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At a meeting with venture capital firm Autotech Ventures, the GS team from South Korea heard how a novel set of apps is rising to prominence. That includes Outdoorsy, an RV rental marketplace, and communications platform Realine, described as the \u201cSlack\u201d of the logistics industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elsewhere, Waze is perhaps one of the brightest examples of how the sharing economy is transforming transport. The app\u2019s 100-million strong network of users crowdsources information to build driving maps. Real-time reports on traffic and road conditions give motorists the best chance of stress-free travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A presentation at Waze showed GS\u2019s executives how the app also has social elements. Among them is integration with Facebook, which means drivers can see when their friends are heading in the same direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The GS group also caught a glimpse of the future. They saw how ridesharing via a \u201ccarpool\u201d feature is set to form a growing part of Waze\u2019s offering. Currently only available in selected cities, the company intends to expand ridesharing in a big way. It hopes to connect more and more of the world\u2019s drivers and ride-seekers. Describing itself as \u201cthe social navigation pioneer\u201d Waze states that its mission is get extra cars off the road and put an end to being stuck in traffic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For GS, even spending just one day in Silicon Valley proved to be a worthwhile trip. As a large conglomerate, keeping up with the latest tech trends is essential. Failing to do so only increases the likelihood of having a core business disrupted by a new market entrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But aside from the threats, Silicon Valley also presented huge potential opportunities. Interacting with companies like Velodyne and Waze, the GS executives gained insight into how next-generation transport could transform their business. They heard the insider view on areas like autonomous drones and crowdsourced mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The team from South Korea went away filled with thought-provoking ideas. They were also armed with knowledge essential for doing battle in today\u2019s digital economy.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Lasers and Apps: the Future of Smart, Shared Transport","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};
Transport will become increasingly social and autonomous; that was the key takeaway for top South Korean executives following a one-day immersion tour of Silicon Valley with SVIC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tour group hailed from GS, a Seoul-based conglomerate with subsidiaries in the energy, retail, manufacturing and logistics sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the challenges now facing the conglomerate\u2019s leadership is to get to grips with autonomous vehicles. GS is especially interested in understanding their value in supply chain operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Silicon Valley proved to be a rich source of information and inspiration. The executives\u2019 tour shed light on a number of fast-developing areas in the world of high-tech transport and logistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s often described as one of the most important components of autonomous vehicles: lidar \u2013 also known as laser vision \u2013 maps the world in three dimensions. The technology is a close cousin to radar. But where the latter emits radio waves to measure distances, lidar relies on lasers invisible to the human eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Among the world\u2019s leading manufacturers of the technology is Velodyne. For more than a decade the company has been refining its lidar offerings. Today its users include well-known names like Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Ford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But as the GS executives discovered during a meeting at Velodyne\u2019s San Jose offices, autonomous cars are just part of the story. Lidar also has applications in drone-based aerial data collection, industrial vehicle navigation and three-dimensional mobile mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Velodyne is not alone in what is an increasingly crowded laser vision market. Competitors include the Silicon Valley-based Luminar and Israeli startup Innoviz. Both say they are set to manufacture and ship thousands of lidar units this year. Both believe their products offer significant advantages over those currently available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But while lidar may be gradually moving the world closer to truly driverless cars, for now it appears to be most applicable to industry. That\u2019s down to the relatively high cost of the technology, something which has prevented it from becoming more deeply integrated into mainstream automobile manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s more, lidar still needs to get more sophisticated. Although today self-driving vehicles are capable of seeing many obstacles on the road, there are still some which cause problems. Luminar CEO Austin Russel has described these as the last \u201cone per cent\u201d of \u201cedge cases.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA lot of people make it seem like autonomous vehicles are just around the corner,\u201d he said in a May 22 interview. \u201cBut the reality is that this is a really hard problem as a whole and a lot of things need to happen to solve that last one per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, as long as cars and trucks still require human drivers, it seems crowdsourcing and the sharing economy will take centre stage. Both trends are set to play big roles in the future of transport through a slew of new apps; experts say Uber and Lyft are just the tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At a meeting with venture capital firm Autotech Ventures, the GS team from South Korea heard how a novel set of apps is rising to prominence. That includes Outdoorsy, an RV rental marketplace, and communications platform Realine, described as the \u201cSlack\u201d of the logistics industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elsewhere, Waze is perhaps one of the brightest examples of how the sharing economy is transforming transport. The app\u2019s 100-million strong network of users crowdsources information to build driving maps. Real-time reports on traffic and road conditions give motorists the best chance of stress-free travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A presentation at Waze showed GS\u2019s executives how the app also has social elements. Among them is integration with Facebook, which means drivers can see when their friends are heading in the same direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The GS group also caught a glimpse of the future. They saw how ridesharing via a \u201ccarpool\u201d feature is set to form a growing part of Waze\u2019s offering. Currently only available in selected cities, the company intends to expand ridesharing in a big way. It hopes to connect more and more of the world\u2019s drivers and ride-seekers. Describing itself as \u201cthe social navigation pioneer\u201d Waze states that its mission is get extra cars off the road and put an end to being stuck in traffic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For GS, even spending just one day in Silicon Valley proved to be a worthwhile trip. As a large conglomerate, keeping up with the latest tech trends is essential. Failing to do so only increases the likelihood of having a core business disrupted by a new market entrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But aside from the threats, Silicon Valley also presented huge potential opportunities. Interacting with companies like Velodyne and Waze, the GS executives gained insight into how next-generation transport could transform their business. They heard the insider view on areas like autonomous drones and crowdsourced mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The team from South Korea went away filled with thought-provoking ideas. They were also armed with knowledge essential for doing battle in today\u2019s digital economy.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Lasers and Apps: the Future of Smart, Shared Transport","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-27 20:45:15","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-28 04:45:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/blog\/lasers-and-apps-the-future-of-smart-shared-transport\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_5"};
<\/p>\n","post_title":"Supply Chain Digital Reinvention: Optimizing to Meet Customer Demand","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"supply-chain-digital-reinvention-optimizing-to-meet-customer-demand","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-10 07:08:49","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-10 15:08:49","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/siliconvalley.center\/?p=8222","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":723,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2018-06-05 16:46:00","post_date_gmt":"2018-06-05 23:46:00","post_content":"\n Transport will become increasingly social and autonomous; that was the key takeaway for top South Korean executives following a one-day immersion tour of Silicon Valley with SVIC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tour group hailed from GS, a Seoul-based conglomerate with subsidiaries in the energy, retail, manufacturing and logistics sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the challenges now facing the conglomerate\u2019s leadership is to get to grips with autonomous vehicles. GS is especially interested in understanding their value in supply chain operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Silicon Valley proved to be a rich source of information and inspiration. The executives\u2019 tour shed light on a number of fast-developing areas in the world of high-tech transport and logistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s often described as one of the most important components of autonomous vehicles: lidar \u2013 also known as laser vision \u2013 maps the world in three dimensions. The technology is a close cousin to radar. But where the latter emits radio waves to measure distances, lidar relies on lasers invisible to the human eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Among the world\u2019s leading manufacturers of the technology is Velodyne. For more than a decade the company has been refining its lidar offerings. Today its users include well-known names like Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Ford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But as the GS executives discovered during a meeting at Velodyne\u2019s San Jose offices, autonomous cars are just part of the story. Lidar also has applications in drone-based aerial data collection, industrial vehicle navigation and three-dimensional mobile mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Velodyne is not alone in what is an increasingly crowded laser vision market. Competitors include the Silicon Valley-based Luminar and Israeli startup Innoviz. Both say they are set to manufacture and ship thousands of lidar units this year. Both believe their products offer significant advantages over those currently available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But while lidar may be gradually moving the world closer to truly driverless cars, for now it appears to be most applicable to industry. That\u2019s down to the relatively high cost of the technology, something which has prevented it from becoming more deeply integrated into mainstream automobile manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s more, lidar still needs to get more sophisticated. Although today self-driving vehicles are capable of seeing many obstacles on the road, there are still some which cause problems. Luminar CEO Austin Russel has described these as the last \u201cone per cent\u201d of \u201cedge cases.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA lot of people make it seem like autonomous vehicles are just around the corner,\u201d he said in a May 22 interview. \u201cBut the reality is that this is a really hard problem as a whole and a lot of things need to happen to solve that last one per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, as long as cars and trucks still require human drivers, it seems crowdsourcing and the sharing economy will take centre stage. Both trends are set to play big roles in the future of transport through a slew of new apps; experts say Uber and Lyft are just the tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At a meeting with venture capital firm Autotech Ventures, the GS team from South Korea heard how a novel set of apps is rising to prominence. That includes Outdoorsy, an RV rental marketplace, and communications platform Realine, described as the \u201cSlack\u201d of the logistics industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elsewhere, Waze is perhaps one of the brightest examples of how the sharing economy is transforming transport. The app\u2019s 100-million strong network of users crowdsources information to build driving maps. Real-time reports on traffic and road conditions give motorists the best chance of stress-free travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A presentation at Waze showed GS\u2019s executives how the app also has social elements. Among them is integration with Facebook, which means drivers can see when their friends are heading in the same direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The GS group also caught a glimpse of the future. They saw how ridesharing via a \u201ccarpool\u201d feature is set to form a growing part of Waze\u2019s offering. Currently only available in selected cities, the company intends to expand ridesharing in a big way. It hopes to connect more and more of the world\u2019s drivers and ride-seekers. Describing itself as \u201cthe social navigation pioneer\u201d Waze states that its mission is get extra cars off the road and put an end to being stuck in traffic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For GS, even spending just one day in Silicon Valley proved to be a worthwhile trip. As a large conglomerate, keeping up with the latest tech trends is essential. Failing to do so only increases the likelihood of having a core business disrupted by a new market entrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But aside from the threats, Silicon Valley also presented huge potential opportunities. Interacting with companies like Velodyne and Waze, the GS executives gained insight into how next-generation transport could transform their business. They heard the insider view on areas like autonomous drones and crowdsourced mapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The team from South Korea went away filled with thought-provoking ideas. 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Embrace AI to reinvent your supply chain. Our executive-level online program provides actionable insight for digital transformation, directly from Silicon Valley innovators with first-hand industry experience. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Embrace AI to reinvent your supply chain. Our executive-level online program provides actionable insight for digital transformation, directly from Silicon Valley innovators with first-hand industry experience. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seen in this light, the adoption of AI for the digital reinvention of the supply chain is the catalyst for a more far reaching process transformation at the enterprise level. With procurement among the operational areas most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is the ideal area in which to pursue an innovation agenda that can deliver tangible business value. Not only will that value be reflected in addressing immediate needs, it will also contribute to building a future-proof organization, ready to face the challenges still to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Embrace AI to reinvent your supply chain. Our executive-level online program provides actionable insight for digital transformation, directly from Silicon Valley innovators with first-hand industry experience. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
But even the best AI algorithms will fall short if the companies they are housed in are not ready to take full advantage of them. In practice, this means building and maintaining an information infrastructure, a framework that governs how a firm's proprietary data is organized and processed so that AI engines can be applied to it for analysis and extraction of insights. Putting that data architecture in place is often referred to as taking the first steps on the 'AI ladder'<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Seen in this light, the adoption of AI for the digital reinvention of the supply chain is the catalyst for a more far reaching process transformation at the enterprise level. With procurement among the operational areas most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is the ideal area in which to pursue an innovation agenda that can deliver tangible business value. Not only will that value be reflected in addressing immediate needs, it will also contribute to building a future-proof organization, ready to face the challenges still to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Embrace AI to reinvent your supply chain. Our executive-level online program provides actionable insight for digital transformation, directly from Silicon Valley innovators with first-hand industry experience. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
But that is not to say supply chain digital reinvention is only about automation and replacing humans with robots. After all, even the most sophisticated pieces of software would have been unlikely to predict the size and severity of Covid-19 disruption. Nor would they have been able to provide all the answers any enterprise would need, at a time where on-the-ground realities are changing fast. Instead, AI is best seen as a tool that can go some way to alleviating the challenges inherent to all supply chains including poor visibility, bureaucracy, and uncertainty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But even the best AI algorithms will fall short if the companies they are housed in are not ready to take full advantage of them. In practice, this means building and maintaining an information infrastructure, a framework that governs how a firm's proprietary data is organized and processed so that AI engines can be applied to it for analysis and extraction of insights. Putting that data architecture in place is often referred to as taking the first steps on the 'AI ladder'<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Seen in this light, the adoption of AI for the digital reinvention of the supply chain is the catalyst for a more far reaching process transformation at the enterprise level. With procurement among the operational areas most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is the ideal area in which to pursue an innovation agenda that can deliver tangible business value. Not only will that value be reflected in addressing immediate needs, it will also contribute to building a future-proof organization, ready to face the challenges still to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Embrace AI to reinvent your supply chain. Our executive-level online program provides actionable insight for digital transformation, directly from Silicon Valley innovators with first-hand industry experience. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
But that is not to say supply chain digital reinvention is only about automation and replacing humans with robots. After all, even the most sophisticated pieces of software would have been unlikely to predict the size and severity of Covid-19 disruption. Nor would they have been able to provide all the answers any enterprise would need, at a time where on-the-ground realities are changing fast. Instead, AI is best seen as a tool that can go some way to alleviating the challenges inherent to all supply chains including poor visibility, bureaucracy, and uncertainty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But even the best AI algorithms will fall short if the companies they are housed in are not ready to take full advantage of them. In practice, this means building and maintaining an information infrastructure, a framework that governs how a firm's proprietary data is organized and processed so that AI engines can be applied to it for analysis and extraction of insights. Putting that data architecture in place is often referred to as taking the first steps on the 'AI ladder'<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Seen in this light, the adoption of AI for the digital reinvention of the supply chain is the catalyst for a more far reaching process transformation at the enterprise level. With procurement among the operational areas most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is the ideal area in which to pursue an innovation agenda that can deliver tangible business value. Not only will that value be reflected in addressing immediate needs, it will also contribute to building a future-proof organization, ready to face the challenges still to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Embrace AI to reinvent your supply chain. Our executive-level online program provides actionable insight for digital transformation, directly from Silicon Valley innovators with first-hand industry experience. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
But that is not to say supply chain digital reinvention is only about automation and replacing humans with robots. After all, even the most sophisticated pieces of software would have been unlikely to predict the size and severity of Covid-19 disruption. Nor would they have been able to provide all the answers any enterprise would need, at a time where on-the-ground realities are changing fast. Instead, AI is best seen as a tool that can go some way to alleviating the challenges inherent to all supply chains including poor visibility, bureaucracy, and uncertainty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But even the best AI algorithms will fall short if the companies they are housed in are not ready to take full advantage of them. In practice, this means building and maintaining an information infrastructure, a framework that governs how a firm's proprietary data is organized and processed so that AI engines can be applied to it for analysis and extraction of insights. Putting that data architecture in place is often referred to as taking the first steps on the 'AI ladder'<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Seen in this light, the adoption of AI for the digital reinvention of the supply chain is the catalyst for a more far reaching process transformation at the enterprise level. With procurement among the operational areas most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is the ideal area in which to pursue an innovation agenda that can deliver tangible business value. Not only will that value be reflected in addressing immediate needs, it will also contribute to building a future-proof organization, ready to face the challenges still to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Embrace AI to reinvent your supply chain. Our executive-level online program provides actionable insight for digital transformation, directly from Silicon Valley innovators with first-hand industry experience. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
But that is not to say supply chain digital reinvention is only about automation and replacing humans with robots. After all, even the most sophisticated pieces of software would have been unlikely to predict the size and severity of Covid-19 disruption. Nor would they have been able to provide all the answers any enterprise would need, at a time where on-the-ground realities are changing fast. Instead, AI is best seen as a tool that can go some way to alleviating the challenges inherent to all supply chains including poor visibility, bureaucracy, and uncertainty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But even the best AI algorithms will fall short if the companies they are housed in are not ready to take full advantage of them. In practice, this means building and maintaining an information infrastructure, a framework that governs how a firm's proprietary data is organized and processed so that AI engines can be applied to it for analysis and extraction of insights. Putting that data architecture in place is often referred to as taking the first steps on the 'AI ladder'<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Seen in this light, the adoption of AI for the digital reinvention of the supply chain is the catalyst for a more far reaching process transformation at the enterprise level. With procurement among the operational areas most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is the ideal area in which to pursue an innovation agenda that can deliver tangible business value. Not only will that value be reflected in addressing immediate needs, it will also contribute to building a future-proof organization, ready to face the challenges still to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Embrace AI to reinvent your supply chain. Our executive-level online program provides actionable insight for digital transformation, directly from Silicon Valley innovators with first-hand industry experience. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
To understand the potential impact of AI on the digital revolution of the supply chain<\/a>, a look at any startup ecosystem is informative. To take Silicon Valley by way of example, we see a huge range of companies developing applications that are powered by the technology. These firms have created digital platforms that use AI to do a plethora of tasks, including analyze trade data, control warehouse robotics, track global shipments of goods, and forecast demand. Yet varied though these applications may seem, they share the common goals of increasing supply chain visibility and predictability. Those aims are achieved principally through the collection of data; vast amounts of data from sources previously inaccessible. With AI able to process all that information, enterprises are able to extract more insight than ever before from their procurement networks, and automate them to a much greater extent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But that is not to say supply chain digital reinvention is only about automation and replacing humans with robots. After all, even the most sophisticated pieces of software would have been unlikely to predict the size and severity of Covid-19 disruption. Nor would they have been able to provide all the answers any enterprise would need, at a time where on-the-ground realities are changing fast. Instead, AI is best seen as a tool that can go some way to alleviating the challenges inherent to all supply chains including poor visibility, bureaucracy, and uncertainty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But even the best AI algorithms will fall short if the companies they are housed in are not ready to take full advantage of them. In practice, this means building and maintaining an information infrastructure, a framework that governs how a firm's proprietary data is organized and processed so that AI engines can be applied to it for analysis and extraction of insights. Putting that data architecture in place is often referred to as taking the first steps on the 'AI ladder'<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Seen in this light, the adoption of AI for the digital reinvention of the supply chain is the catalyst for a more far reaching process transformation at the enterprise level. With procurement among the operational areas most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is the ideal area in which to pursue an innovation agenda that can deliver tangible business value. Not only will that value be reflected in addressing immediate needs, it will also contribute to building a future-proof organization, ready to face the challenges still to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Embrace AI to reinvent your supply chain. Our executive-level online program provides actionable insight for digital transformation, directly from Silicon Valley innovators with first-hand industry experience. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Innovators would argue -counter-intuitive thought it may seem - that a crisis is exactly the time to invest in new capabilities: unprecedented problems require radical solutions. In the case of supply chain digital reinvention, AI is a prime candidate to be that solution. The technology is poised not just to flourish amid the current disruption, but finally prove itself to every executive as a tool of long-term value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To understand the potential impact of AI on the digital revolution of the supply chain<\/a>, a look at any startup ecosystem is informative. To take Silicon Valley by way of example, we see a huge range of companies developing applications that are powered by the technology. These firms have created digital platforms that use AI to do a plethora of tasks, including analyze trade data, control warehouse robotics, track global shipments of goods, and forecast demand. Yet varied though these applications may seem, they share the common goals of increasing supply chain visibility and predictability. Those aims are achieved principally through the collection of data; vast amounts of data from sources previously inaccessible. With AI able to process all that information, enterprises are able to extract more insight than ever before from their procurement networks, and automate them to a much greater extent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But that is not to say supply chain digital reinvention is only about automation and replacing humans with robots. After all, even the most sophisticated pieces of software would have been unlikely to predict the size and severity of Covid-19 disruption. Nor would they have been able to provide all the answers any enterprise would need, at a time where on-the-ground realities are changing fast. Instead, AI is best seen as a tool that can go some way to alleviating the challenges inherent to all supply chains including poor visibility, bureaucracy, and uncertainty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But even the best AI algorithms will fall short if the companies they are housed in are not ready to take full advantage of them. In practice, this means building and maintaining an information infrastructure, a framework that governs how a firm's proprietary data is organized and processed so that AI engines can be applied to it for analysis and extraction of insights. Putting that data architecture in place is often referred to as taking the first steps on the 'AI ladder'<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Seen in this light, the adoption of AI for the digital reinvention of the supply chain is the catalyst for a more far reaching process transformation at the enterprise level. With procurement among the operational areas most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is the ideal area in which to pursue an innovation agenda that can deliver tangible business value. Not only will that value be reflected in addressing immediate needs, it will also contribute to building a future-proof organization, ready to face the challenges still to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Embrace AI to reinvent your supply chain. Our executive-level online program provides actionable insight for digital transformation, directly from Silicon Valley innovators with first-hand industry experience. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amid such turbulence, for many companies changes to supply chain networks are inevitable. But the more essential question to ask is: how many firms will change themselves - at the level of core practices and processes - as a result of the pandemic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Innovators would argue -counter-intuitive thought it may seem - that a crisis is exactly the time to invest in new capabilities: unprecedented problems require radical solutions. In the case of supply chain digital reinvention, AI is a prime candidate to be that solution. The technology is poised not just to flourish amid the current disruption, but finally prove itself to every executive as a tool of long-term value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To understand the potential impact of AI on the digital revolution of the supply chain<\/a>, a look at any startup ecosystem is informative. To take Silicon Valley by way of example, we see a huge range of companies developing applications that are powered by the technology. These firms have created digital platforms that use AI to do a plethora of tasks, including analyze trade data, control warehouse robotics, track global shipments of goods, and forecast demand. Yet varied though these applications may seem, they share the common goals of increasing supply chain visibility and predictability. Those aims are achieved principally through the collection of data; vast amounts of data from sources previously inaccessible. With AI able to process all that information, enterprises are able to extract more insight than ever before from their procurement networks, and automate them to a much greater extent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But that is not to say supply chain digital reinvention is only about automation and replacing humans with robots. After all, even the most sophisticated pieces of software would have been unlikely to predict the size and severity of Covid-19 disruption. Nor would they have been able to provide all the answers any enterprise would need, at a time where on-the-ground realities are changing fast. Instead, AI is best seen as a tool that can go some way to alleviating the challenges inherent to all supply chains including poor visibility, bureaucracy, and uncertainty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But even the best AI algorithms will fall short if the companies they are housed in are not ready to take full advantage of them. In practice, this means building and maintaining an information infrastructure, a framework that governs how a firm's proprietary data is organized and processed so that AI engines can be applied to it for analysis and extraction of insights. Putting that data architecture in place is often referred to as taking the first steps on the 'AI ladder'<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Seen in this light, the adoption of AI for the digital reinvention of the supply chain is the catalyst for a more far reaching process transformation at the enterprise level. With procurement among the operational areas most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is the ideal area in which to pursue an innovation agenda that can deliver tangible business value. Not only will that value be reflected in addressing immediate needs, it will also contribute to building a future-proof organization, ready to face the challenges still to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Embrace AI to reinvent your supply chain. Our executive-level online program provides actionable insight for digital transformation, directly from Silicon Valley innovators with first-hand industry experience. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amid such turbulence, for many companies changes to supply chain networks are inevitable. But the more essential question to ask is: how many firms will change themselves - at the level of core practices and processes - as a result of the pandemic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Innovators would argue -counter-intuitive thought it may seem - that a crisis is exactly the time to invest in new capabilities: unprecedented problems require radical solutions. In the case of supply chain digital reinvention, AI is a prime candidate to be that solution. The technology is poised not just to flourish amid the current disruption, but finally prove itself to every executive as a tool of long-term value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To understand the potential impact of AI on the digital revolution of the supply chain<\/a>, a look at any startup ecosystem is informative. To take Silicon Valley by way of example, we see a huge range of companies developing applications that are powered by the technology. These firms have created digital platforms that use AI to do a plethora of tasks, including analyze trade data, control warehouse robotics, track global shipments of goods, and forecast demand. Yet varied though these applications may seem, they share the common goals of increasing supply chain visibility and predictability. Those aims are achieved principally through the collection of data; vast amounts of data from sources previously inaccessible. With AI able to process all that information, enterprises are able to extract more insight than ever before from their procurement networks, and automate them to a much greater extent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But that is not to say supply chain digital reinvention is only about automation and replacing humans with robots. After all, even the most sophisticated pieces of software would have been unlikely to predict the size and severity of Covid-19 disruption. Nor would they have been able to provide all the answers any enterprise would need, at a time where on-the-ground realities are changing fast. Instead, AI is best seen as a tool that can go some way to alleviating the challenges inherent to all supply chains including poor visibility, bureaucracy, and uncertainty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But even the best AI algorithms will fall short if the companies they are housed in are not ready to take full advantage of them. In practice, this means building and maintaining an information infrastructure, a framework that governs how a firm's proprietary data is organized and processed so that AI engines can be applied to it for analysis and extraction of insights. Putting that data architecture in place is often referred to as taking the first steps on the 'AI ladder'<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Seen in this light, the adoption of AI for the digital reinvention of the supply chain is the catalyst for a more far reaching process transformation at the enterprise level. With procurement among the operational areas most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is the ideal area in which to pursue an innovation agenda that can deliver tangible business value. Not only will that value be reflected in addressing immediate needs, it will also contribute to building a future-proof organization, ready to face the challenges still to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Embrace AI to reinvent your supply chain. Our executive-level online program provides actionable insight for digital transformation, directly from Silicon Valley innovators with first-hand industry experience. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
For many companies, those scenarios will throw up unprecedented challenges, on top of those already imposed by working, unexpectedly, in a remote environment. Chiefly, enterprises now find themselves forced to identify not just one but often several new suppliers across locations and operational areas unfamiliar to them, and learn to work with them quickly in order to minimize the threats to business continuity generated by a crisis unfolding in real-time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Amid such turbulence, for many companies changes to supply chain networks are inevitable. But the more essential question to ask is: how many firms will change themselves - at the level of core practices and processes - as a result of the pandemic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Innovators would argue -counter-intuitive thought it may seem - that a crisis is exactly the time to invest in new capabilities: unprecedented problems require radical solutions. In the case of supply chain digital reinvention, AI is a prime candidate to be that solution. The technology is poised not just to flourish amid the current disruption, but finally prove itself to every executive as a tool of long-term value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To understand the potential impact of AI on the digital revolution of the supply chain<\/a>, a look at any startup ecosystem is informative. To take Silicon Valley by way of example, we see a huge range of companies developing applications that are powered by the technology. These firms have created digital platforms that use AI to do a plethora of tasks, including analyze trade data, control warehouse robotics, track global shipments of goods, and forecast demand. Yet varied though these applications may seem, they share the common goals of increasing supply chain visibility and predictability. Those aims are achieved principally through the collection of data; vast amounts of data from sources previously inaccessible. With AI able to process all that information, enterprises are able to extract more insight than ever before from their procurement networks, and automate them to a much greater extent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But that is not to say supply chain digital reinvention is only about automation and replacing humans with robots. After all, even the most sophisticated pieces of software would have been unlikely to predict the size and severity of Covid-19 disruption. Nor would they have been able to provide all the answers any enterprise would need, at a time where on-the-ground realities are changing fast. Instead, AI is best seen as a tool that can go some way to alleviating the challenges inherent to all supply chains including poor visibility, bureaucracy, and uncertainty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But even the best AI algorithms will fall short if the companies they are housed in are not ready to take full advantage of them. In practice, this means building and maintaining an information infrastructure, a framework that governs how a firm's proprietary data is organized and processed so that AI engines can be applied to it for analysis and extraction of insights. Putting that data architecture in place is often referred to as taking the first steps on the 'AI ladder'<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Seen in this light, the adoption of AI for the digital reinvention of the supply chain is the catalyst for a more far reaching process transformation at the enterprise level. With procurement among the operational areas most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is the ideal area in which to pursue an innovation agenda that can deliver tangible business value. Not only will that value be reflected in addressing immediate needs, it will also contribute to building a future-proof organization, ready to face the challenges still to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Embrace AI to reinvent your supply chain. Our executive-level online program provides actionable insight for digital transformation, directly from Silicon Valley innovators with first-hand industry experience. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yet regardless of the particular direction of movement in demand for a firm's product or service, what executives learned in 2008, and what they are now once again revisiting, is that supply chains need to be able to respond quickly to change. In the Covid-19 era<\/a> this might mean finding and onboarding suppliers in a matter of days, either to meet a new customer need for online consumption, or to facilitate employees' ability to continue working in lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For many companies, those scenarios will throw up unprecedented challenges, on top of those already imposed by working, unexpectedly, in a remote environment. Chiefly, enterprises now find themselves forced to identify not just one but often several new suppliers across locations and operational areas unfamiliar to them, and learn to work with them quickly in order to minimize the threats to business continuity generated by a crisis unfolding in real-time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Amid such turbulence, for many companies changes to supply chain networks are inevitable. But the more essential question to ask is: how many firms will change themselves - at the level of core practices and processes - as a result of the pandemic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Innovators would argue -counter-intuitive thought it may seem - that a crisis is exactly the time to invest in new capabilities: unprecedented problems require radical solutions. In the case of supply chain digital reinvention, AI is a prime candidate to be that solution. The technology is poised not just to flourish amid the current disruption, but finally prove itself to every executive as a tool of long-term value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To understand the potential impact of AI on the digital revolution of the supply chain<\/a>, a look at any startup ecosystem is informative. To take Silicon Valley by way of example, we see a huge range of companies developing applications that are powered by the technology. These firms have created digital platforms that use AI to do a plethora of tasks, including analyze trade data, control warehouse robotics, track global shipments of goods, and forecast demand. Yet varied though these applications may seem, they share the common goals of increasing supply chain visibility and predictability. Those aims are achieved principally through the collection of data; vast amounts of data from sources previously inaccessible. With AI able to process all that information, enterprises are able to extract more insight than ever before from their procurement networks, and automate them to a much greater extent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But that is not to say supply chain digital reinvention is only about automation and replacing humans with robots. After all, even the most sophisticated pieces of software would have been unlikely to predict the size and severity of Covid-19 disruption. Nor would they have been able to provide all the answers any enterprise would need, at a time where on-the-ground realities are changing fast. Instead, AI is best seen as a tool that can go some way to alleviating the challenges inherent to all supply chains including poor visibility, bureaucracy, and uncertainty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But even the best AI algorithms will fall short if the companies they are housed in are not ready to take full advantage of them. In practice, this means building and maintaining an information infrastructure, a framework that governs how a firm's proprietary data is organized and processed so that AI engines can be applied to it for analysis and extraction of insights. Putting that data architecture in place is often referred to as taking the first steps on the 'AI ladder'<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Seen in this light, the adoption of AI for the digital reinvention of the supply chain is the catalyst for a more far reaching process transformation at the enterprise level. With procurement among the operational areas most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is the ideal area in which to pursue an innovation agenda that can deliver tangible business value. Not only will that value be reflected in addressing immediate needs, it will also contribute to building a future-proof organization, ready to face the challenges still to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Embrace AI to reinvent your supply chain. Our executive-level online program provides actionable insight for digital transformation, directly from Silicon Valley innovators with first-hand industry experience. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Looking back to 2008, the data show that demand unexpectedly collapsed across a wide range of industries. Today, on other hand, although we do see that pattern repeating in areas like travel and hospitality, in many sectors the opposite has been observed. Telecommunications is just one example of where demand has spiked, given the global shift to remote living and working. Companies able to facilitate that shift are also prospering. Video calling platform Zoom<\/a> is a prominent case: the firm's share price has rise rapidly, making gains which analysts believe will hold even when the world returns to working in offices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yet regardless of the particular direction of movement in demand for a firm's product or service, what executives learned in 2008, and what they are now once again revisiting, is that supply chains need to be able to respond quickly to change. In the Covid-19 era<\/a> this might mean finding and onboarding suppliers in a matter of days, either to meet a new customer need for online consumption, or to facilitate employees' ability to continue working in lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For many companies, those scenarios will throw up unprecedented challenges, on top of those already imposed by working, unexpectedly, in a remote environment. Chiefly, enterprises now find themselves forced to identify not just one but often several new suppliers across locations and operational areas unfamiliar to them, and learn to work with them quickly in order to minimize the threats to business continuity generated by a crisis unfolding in real-time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Amid such turbulence, for many companies changes to supply chain networks are inevitable. But the more essential question to ask is: how many firms will change themselves - at the level of core practices and processes - as a result of the pandemic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Innovators would argue -counter-intuitive thought it may seem - that a crisis is exactly the time to invest in new capabilities: unprecedented problems require radical solutions. In the case of supply chain digital reinvention, AI is a prime candidate to be that solution. The technology is poised not just to flourish amid the current disruption, but finally prove itself to every executive as a tool of long-term value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To understand the potential impact of AI on the digital revolution of the supply chain<\/a>, a look at any startup ecosystem is informative. To take Silicon Valley by way of example, we see a huge range of companies developing applications that are powered by the technology. These firms have created digital platforms that use AI to do a plethora of tasks, including analyze trade data, control warehouse robotics, track global shipments of goods, and forecast demand. Yet varied though these applications may seem, they share the common goals of increasing supply chain visibility and predictability. Those aims are achieved principally through the collection of data; vast amounts of data from sources previously inaccessible. With AI able to process all that information, enterprises are able to extract more insight than ever before from their procurement networks, and automate them to a much greater extent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But that is not to say supply chain digital reinvention is only about automation and replacing humans with robots. After all, even the most sophisticated pieces of software would have been unlikely to predict the size and severity of Covid-19 disruption. Nor would they have been able to provide all the answers any enterprise would need, at a time where on-the-ground realities are changing fast. Instead, AI is best seen as a tool that can go some way to alleviating the challenges inherent to all supply chains including poor visibility, bureaucracy, and uncertainty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But even the best AI algorithms will fall short if the companies they are housed in are not ready to take full advantage of them. In practice, this means building and maintaining an information infrastructure, a framework that governs how a firm's proprietary data is organized and processed so that AI engines can be applied to it for analysis and extraction of insights. Putting that data architecture in place is often referred to as taking the first steps on the 'AI ladder'<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Seen in this light, the adoption of AI for the digital reinvention of the supply chain is the catalyst for a more far reaching process transformation at the enterprise level. With procurement among the operational areas most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is the ideal area in which to pursue an innovation agenda that can deliver tangible business value. Not only will that value be reflected in addressing immediate needs, it will also contribute to building a future-proof organization, ready to face the challenges still to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Embrace AI to reinvent your supply chain. Our executive-level online program provides actionable insight for digital transformation, directly from Silicon Valley innovators with first-hand industry experience. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Looking back to 2008, the data show that demand unexpectedly collapsed across a wide range of industries. Today, on other hand, although we do see that pattern repeating in areas like travel and hospitality, in many sectors the opposite has been observed. Telecommunications is just one example of where demand has spiked, given the global shift to remote living and working. Companies able to facilitate that shift are also prospering. Video calling platform Zoom<\/a> is a prominent case: the firm's share price has rise rapidly, making gains which analysts believe will hold even when the world returns to working in offices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yet regardless of the particular direction of movement in demand for a firm's product or service, what executives learned in 2008, and what they are now once again revisiting, is that supply chains need to be able to respond quickly to change. In the Covid-19 era<\/a> this might mean finding and onboarding suppliers in a matter of days, either to meet a new customer need for online consumption, or to facilitate employees' ability to continue working in lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For many companies, those scenarios will throw up unprecedented challenges, on top of those already imposed by working, unexpectedly, in a remote environment. Chiefly, enterprises now find themselves forced to identify not just one but often several new suppliers across locations and operational areas unfamiliar to them, and learn to work with them quickly in order to minimize the threats to business continuity generated by a crisis unfolding in real-time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Amid such turbulence, for many companies changes to supply chain networks are inevitable. But the more essential question to ask is: how many firms will change themselves - at the level of core practices and processes - as a result of the pandemic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Innovators would argue -counter-intuitive thought it may seem - that a crisis is exactly the time to invest in new capabilities: unprecedented problems require radical solutions. In the case of supply chain digital reinvention, AI is a prime candidate to be that solution. The technology is poised not just to flourish amid the current disruption, but finally prove itself to every executive as a tool of long-term value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To understand the potential impact of AI on the digital revolution of the supply chain<\/a>, a look at any startup ecosystem is informative. To take Silicon Valley by way of example, we see a huge range of companies developing applications that are powered by the technology. These firms have created digital platforms that use AI to do a plethora of tasks, including analyze trade data, control warehouse robotics, track global shipments of goods, and forecast demand. Yet varied though these applications may seem, they share the common goals of increasing supply chain visibility and predictability. Those aims are achieved principally through the collection of data; vast amounts of data from sources previously inaccessible. With AI able to process all that information, enterprises are able to extract more insight than ever before from their procurement networks, and automate them to a much greater extent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But that is not to say supply chain digital reinvention is only about automation and replacing humans with robots. After all, even the most sophisticated pieces of software would have been unlikely to predict the size and severity of Covid-19 disruption. Nor would they have been able to provide all the answers any enterprise would need, at a time where on-the-ground realities are changing fast. Instead, AI is best seen as a tool that can go some way to alleviating the challenges inherent to all supply chains including poor visibility, bureaucracy, and uncertainty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But even the best AI algorithms will fall short if the companies they are housed in are not ready to take full advantage of them. In practice, this means building and maintaining an information infrastructure, a framework that governs how a firm's proprietary data is organized and processed so that AI engines can be applied to it for analysis and extraction of insights. Putting that data architecture in place is often referred to as taking the first steps on the 'AI ladder'<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Seen in this light, the adoption of AI for the digital reinvention of the supply chain is the catalyst for a more far reaching process transformation at the enterprise level. With procurement among the operational areas most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is the ideal area in which to pursue an innovation agenda that can deliver tangible business value. Not only will that value be reflected in addressing immediate needs, it will also contribute to building a future-proof organization, ready to face the challenges still to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Embrace AI to reinvent your supply chain. Our executive-level online program provides actionable insight for digital transformation, directly from Silicon Valley innovators with first-hand industry experience. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Organizations that took those steps are now enjoying a head start over competitors, given how important artificial intelligence (AI) is proving to be in retooling supply chains to deal with Covid-19-related disruption. What has become clear in recent weeks and months is that supply chain digital reinvention is very much on the agenda once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Looking back to 2008, the data show that demand unexpectedly collapsed across a wide range of industries. Today, on other hand, although we do see that pattern repeating in areas like travel and hospitality, in many sectors the opposite has been observed. Telecommunications is just one example of where demand has spiked, given the global shift to remote living and working. Companies able to facilitate that shift are also prospering. Video calling platform Zoom<\/a> is a prominent case: the firm's share price has rise rapidly, making gains which analysts believe will hold even when the world returns to working in offices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yet regardless of the particular direction of movement in demand for a firm's product or service, what executives learned in 2008, and what they are now once again revisiting, is that supply chains need to be able to respond quickly to change. In the Covid-19 era<\/a> this might mean finding and onboarding suppliers in a matter of days, either to meet a new customer need for online consumption, or to facilitate employees' ability to continue working in lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For many companies, those scenarios will throw up unprecedented challenges, on top of those already imposed by working, unexpectedly, in a remote environment. Chiefly, enterprises now find themselves forced to identify not just one but often several new suppliers across locations and operational areas unfamiliar to them, and learn to work with them quickly in order to minimize the threats to business continuity generated by a crisis unfolding in real-time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Amid such turbulence, for many companies changes to supply chain networks are inevitable. But the more essential question to ask is: how many firms will change themselves - at the level of core practices and processes - as a result of the pandemic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Innovators would argue -counter-intuitive thought it may seem - that a crisis is exactly the time to invest in new capabilities: unprecedented problems require radical solutions. In the case of supply chain digital reinvention, AI is a prime candidate to be that solution. The technology is poised not just to flourish amid the current disruption, but finally prove itself to every executive as a tool of long-term value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To understand the potential impact of AI on the digital revolution of the supply chain<\/a>, a look at any startup ecosystem is informative. To take Silicon Valley by way of example, we see a huge range of companies developing applications that are powered by the technology. These firms have created digital platforms that use AI to do a plethora of tasks, including analyze trade data, control warehouse robotics, track global shipments of goods, and forecast demand. Yet varied though these applications may seem, they share the common goals of increasing supply chain visibility and predictability. Those aims are achieved principally through the collection of data; vast amounts of data from sources previously inaccessible. With AI able to process all that information, enterprises are able to extract more insight than ever before from their procurement networks, and automate them to a much greater extent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But that is not to say supply chain digital reinvention is only about automation and replacing humans with robots. After all, even the most sophisticated pieces of software would have been unlikely to predict the size and severity of Covid-19 disruption. Nor would they have been able to provide all the answers any enterprise would need, at a time where on-the-ground realities are changing fast. Instead, AI is best seen as a tool that can go some way to alleviating the challenges inherent to all supply chains including poor visibility, bureaucracy, and uncertainty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But even the best AI algorithms will fall short if the companies they are housed in are not ready to take full advantage of them. In practice, this means building and maintaining an information infrastructure, a framework that governs how a firm's proprietary data is organized and processed so that AI engines can be applied to it for analysis and extraction of insights. Putting that data architecture in place is often referred to as taking the first steps on the 'AI ladder'<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Seen in this light, the adoption of AI for the digital reinvention of the supply chain is the catalyst for a more far reaching process transformation at the enterprise level. With procurement among the operational areas most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is the ideal area in which to pursue an innovation agenda that can deliver tangible business value. Not only will that value be reflected in addressing immediate needs, it will also contribute to building a future-proof organization, ready to face the challenges still to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Embrace AI to reinvent your supply chain. Our executive-level online program provides actionable insight for digital transformation, directly from Silicon Valley innovators with first-hand industry experience. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The digital reinvention of the supply chain climbed the ranks of the corporate agenda in 2008, when the financial crisis hit. Back then, as revenue streams shrank, companies looked to their supplier networks to cut costs and boost efficiency. As a result, forward-thinking enterprises even began to optimize their supply chain data and bring in more analytics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Organizations that took those steps are now enjoying a head start over competitors, given how important artificial intelligence (AI) is proving to be in retooling supply chains to deal with Covid-19-related disruption. What has become clear in recent weeks and months is that supply chain digital reinvention is very much on the agenda once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Looking back to 2008, the data show that demand unexpectedly collapsed across a wide range of industries. Today, on other hand, although we do see that pattern repeating in areas like travel and hospitality, in many sectors the opposite has been observed. Telecommunications is just one example of where demand has spiked, given the global shift to remote living and working. Companies able to facilitate that shift are also prospering. Video calling platform Zoom<\/a> is a prominent case: the firm's share price has rise rapidly, making gains which analysts believe will hold even when the world returns to working in offices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yet regardless of the particular direction of movement in demand for a firm's product or service, what executives learned in 2008, and what they are now once again revisiting, is that supply chains need to be able to respond quickly to change. In the Covid-19 era<\/a> this might mean finding and onboarding suppliers in a matter of days, either to meet a new customer need for online consumption, or to facilitate employees' ability to continue working in lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For many companies, those scenarios will throw up unprecedented challenges, on top of those already imposed by working, unexpectedly, in a remote environment. Chiefly, enterprises now find themselves forced to identify not just one but often several new suppliers across locations and operational areas unfamiliar to them, and learn to work with them quickly in order to minimize the threats to business continuity generated by a crisis unfolding in real-time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Amid such turbulence, for many companies changes to supply chain networks are inevitable. But the more essential question to ask is: how many firms will change themselves - at the level of core practices and processes - as a result of the pandemic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Innovators would argue -counter-intuitive thought it may seem - that a crisis is exactly the time to invest in new capabilities: unprecedented problems require radical solutions. In the case of supply chain digital reinvention, AI is a prime candidate to be that solution. The technology is poised not just to flourish amid the current disruption, but finally prove itself to every executive as a tool of long-term value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To understand the potential impact of AI on the digital revolution of the supply chain<\/a>, a look at any startup ecosystem is informative. To take Silicon Valley by way of example, we see a huge range of companies developing applications that are powered by the technology. These firms have created digital platforms that use AI to do a plethora of tasks, including analyze trade data, control warehouse robotics, track global shipments of goods, and forecast demand. Yet varied though these applications may seem, they share the common goals of increasing supply chain visibility and predictability. Those aims are achieved principally through the collection of data; vast amounts of data from sources previously inaccessible. With AI able to process all that information, enterprises are able to extract more insight than ever before from their procurement networks, and automate them to a much greater extent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But that is not to say supply chain digital reinvention is only about automation and replacing humans with robots. After all, even the most sophisticated pieces of software would have been unlikely to predict the size and severity of Covid-19 disruption. Nor would they have been able to provide all the answers any enterprise would need, at a time where on-the-ground realities are changing fast. Instead, AI is best seen as a tool that can go some way to alleviating the challenges inherent to all supply chains including poor visibility, bureaucracy, and uncertainty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But even the best AI algorithms will fall short if the companies they are housed in are not ready to take full advantage of them. In practice, this means building and maintaining an information infrastructure, a framework that governs how a firm's proprietary data is organized and processed so that AI engines can be applied to it for analysis and extraction of insights. Putting that data architecture in place is often referred to as taking the first steps on the 'AI ladder'<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Seen in this light, the adoption of AI for the digital reinvention of the supply chain is the catalyst for a more far reaching process transformation at the enterprise level. With procurement among the operational areas most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is the ideal area in which to pursue an innovation agenda that can deliver tangible business value. Not only will that value be reflected in addressing immediate needs, it will also contribute to building a future-proof organization, ready to face the challenges still to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Embrace AI to reinvent your supply chain. Our executive-level online program provides actionable insight for digital transformation, directly from Silicon Valley innovators with first-hand industry experience. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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