Smart City-Logistics

Almost everything is smart today: smart home, smart living, smart city. Intelligent technologies and networking make our lives easier, but also optimise processes for society as a whole. Traffic and mobility, i.e. the optimisation of the entire traffic flow, are at the heart of the "cities of the future".

The last mile is an important part of the logistics process, which refers to the final stretch between the warehouse and the end customer. In the commercial vehicle sector, it is particularly important that deliveries are carried out quickly and efficiently in order to increase customer satisfaction and reduce costs.

Courier, express and parcel (CEP) services are an integral part of the last mile. There are various solutions to increase the efficiency of CEP services.

One possibility is to increase the use of autonomous vehicles. Autonomous vehicles have the potential to make deliveries faster and more efficiently. Another approach to improving the efficiency of CEP services is to optimise route planning. This can make deliveries faster and more cost-effective. The use of artificial intelligence can and will increasingly help in this field.

When we talk about liveable neighbourhoods, we also mean zero emissions. This is where CEP service providers are strongly challenged to take action and adapt their delivery accordingly. The focus here is on e-drive, which is locally emission-free and at the same time requires less maintenance and is more reliable for the operator. Downtimes can be minimised as a result.