Driverless Cars Are Just Part Of It: Re-Imagining Transportation With AI
In the times we are in, it’s interesting to chart the course of AI-inspired transportation technologies, and try to predict when fully autonomous vehicles will be here. You can read about existing programs at flagship companies like GM and Penske, or turn to academia. For example, there’s this report from MIT Sloan, which indicates that AI will soon automate $65 billion in transportation work, making previously labor-intensive processes a lot easier, and unlocking efficiencies in getting people and cargo where they need to be. “Today, the transportation industry has reached a remarkable stage where vehicles can operate without any human intervention, thanks to cutting-edge technology,” writes Hardik Shah at Prismetric, outlining the forecasted growth of the sector in the years to come. “These improvements have been quite helpful in bringing about new ideas and changes in the field. We are currently at a time when AI is changing transportation in big ways that are getting the attention of industry executives all around the world.”