A new screencast from the authors of IBM’s Truck2020 Study, produced collaboratively with Screenr and hosted on the new IBM Institute of Business Value Channel on YouTube.
What Will the Trucking Industry Look Like in 2020? | Sustainability | Fast Company
IBM predicts that telematics could do everything from automatically slowing a truck down when it approaches a blind curve to diagnosing vehicle issues remotely for preventative maintenance. All of these technologies will decrease the number of truck accidents on the road. In turn, that will cut down on highway traffic and fuel burned by idling vehicles. Telematics could even decrease potential litigation costs by keep track of a truck’s every move.
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IBM - Truck 2020: Transcending turbulence
Truck 2020: Overcoming turbulent times for sustainable prosperity. In the face of multidimensional challenges, the truck industry finds itself in need of immediate transformation.
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Analytics Minutes: With James Taylor
James Taylor, author of Smart (Enough) Systems and an expert on the analytics frontier of business decision management, shares a brief story on the growing role that deep data and business optimization can play in something as familiar and urban as package delivery services. You can follow him on Twitter @jamet123
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