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Plus.ai to test its autonomous trucks at Ohio proving grounds
Self-driving trucks to be measured against stop-and-go traffic, construction zones, disabled vehicles, bicycles.
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Technology
“First mile” supply chain planning startup Mercado raises $2.5 million
Software helps importers track, change, and manage orders as soon as a purchase order is placed, firm says.
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Schneider invests in Coyote founder Jeff Silver’s TMS startup
Trucking giant also implements Mastery Logistics’ software into its brokerage division.
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Smoothing the cannabis supply chain
California’s largest cannabis distributor implements Blue Yonder's digital fulfillment platform to streamline operations, marking tech vendor’s entrance into the cannabis industry.
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Gartner names top technology trends for 2020
Artificial Intelligence, “hyperautomation,” and 5G Networks are among the trends expected to have a positive impact across supply chains.
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Podcasts
Logistics Matters podcast: How distributors, freight companies are changing operations post-Covid; the June Logistics Managers' Index | Season 1 Episode 14
Rob McKeel, CEO of Fortna, tells how retailers and other distributors are adjusting to the "new normal." Also: Freight companies change their business strategies in response to the pandemic; a surge in logistics activity.
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Princeton University logistics tech startup raises $4 million in venture funds
Optimal Dynamics hires Uber Freight and FourKites alum to join CASTLE Labs co-founder.
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Aptean expands with European acquisition
Georgia-based ERP and supply chain solutions vendor acquires specialized ERP firm DIN Solutions, strengthening its position in the food and beverage market.
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ABB recycling program refurbishes aging robots
Sending old bots to rehab can add new capabilities like simulation, collaboration, Swiss robot vendor says.
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Self-driving trucks to be commercially available by 2024, TuSimple says
Tech vendor teams with UPS, Penske, U.S. Xpress, and McLane to build “autonomous freight network.”
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