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New report highlights the opportunities and risks in the ongoing digital transformation

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…trouble connecting with stories like Uber and Airbnb, but they need to realize digitization will be just as important to any B2B industry. It’s inevitable, and I am very concerned about the companies who are not making some kind of investment either because they are not thinking about it or can’t find a way to get the budget together.” Knickle…

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Why the Tech Giants are Focusing on Trucks and Ships

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…scoop on Amazon creating an Uber for Trucking app isn’t a surprise. LogTech venture capital investments have been growing rapidly these past years, as recently reported by CB Insights. What’s more, Alibaba founder Jack Ma announced earlier this year that the Chinese giant would invest nearly $16 billion dollars in logistics over the 5 to 8 years, while a Chinese…

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Uber’s Otto Self-Driving Autonomous Truck Makes It’s First (Budweiser Beer) Run

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…is the ubiquitous ride-sharing service Uber. Uber’s recent acquisition of self-driving truck startup company Otto last August turned a lot of heads in the trucking and logistics sectors, and this week it officially began to do the same over the road, hauling more than 50,000 cans, 51,744 to be exact, of Budweiser in Colorado from Fort Collins, through downtown Denver,…

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GE, Caterpillar invest in Clearpath Robotics

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…Companies like Google, Tesla and Uber are still testing, whereas our self-driving vehicles are commercially available today.” Companies including GE and John Deere have deployed OTTO’s material handling equipment in their facilities. “The market for self-driving passenger vehicles will be over $80 billion by 2030,” Rendall said. “We believe the market for self-driving materials handling vehicles will be equally significant.…

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Uber Reportedly Shopping Around For Self-Driving Mercedes-Benz Transportation Fleet

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Uber hat Berichten zufolge Einkaufen für eine Flotte von selbstfahrenden Autos in Deutschland (Uber has reportedly been shopping for a fleet of self-driving cars in Germany), according to Reuters. It is unclear whether the ride-hail company wants to purchase cars that are already self-driving or traditional cars with some autonomous features. Many German automakers, including Volkswagen’s Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW,…

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General Motors Acquires Cruise Automation to Speed Self-Driving Car Strategy

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…digital technology strategy, such as Alphabet Inc’s Google or ride-sharing services Uber Technologies Inc. GM is using profits from selling large sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks to buy hedges against that risk. Source: Reuters Related: Making the Leap to Uber Trucking Download the Report: The Future Isn’t What It Used To Be

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