Accolades for logistics AI startups

Several Canadian companies using artificial intelligence (AI) to solve logistics challenges have been recognized by the Vector Institute

Scale AI supporting 12 more projects

$50 million in funding to be distributed across the projects

CP workers to take strike vote

Teamsters Canada Rail Conference is conducting a strike vote among its more than 3,000 locomotive engineers, conductors, trainpersons and yardpersons

Five trends shaping last mile delivery in 2022

Retailers undergoing a digital transformation to focus more on e-commerce need to look at new ways to ensure prompt delivery and provide a high level of customer service

Saving energy in commercial EVs

University researchers developed algorithm to maximize range by studying routing factors

International group refining digital twins for warehousing

The Kion Group and its partners LeddarTech, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the STARS Lab at the University of Toronto have started a research project called Artificial Intelligence-Based Indoor Cartography (ARIBIC)

Pandemic puts paid to demand planning

Errors in demand planning during the pandemic increased by 20 percent according to a new study

New Kion project to develop AI-powered “swarm robotics”

Kion Group AG and the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML) are joining forces to develop LoadRunner, a distributed-AI-assisted autonomous vehicle

Warehouse digital twin coming alive in international research project

The Kion Group and LeddarTech, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the STARS Lab at the University of Toronto have started project ARIBIC

Lights-out warehouses and plants can mean savings and speed

Automating processes can offer substantial savings on labour costs, increase productivity and help companies achieve their sustainability goals