{"id":14010,"date":"2019-04-17T12:49:01","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T10:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sprint-project.com\/?p=14010"},"modified":"2024-02-26T16:38:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T15:38:21","slug":"vehicule-autonome-de-logistique-urbaine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sprint-project.com\/en\/avis-dexpert\/2019\/04\/vehicule-autonome-de-logistique-urbaine\/","title":{"rendered":"Autonomous Urban Logistics Vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"

It's 7:30 a.m. and I'm having a coffee in my favorite Parisian bistro located on the corner of rue Amelot and rue Oberkampf. That day, among the many newspapers scattered on the counter, my eye was caught by an article in the stands. The title concerns the \u201c\u00a0autonomous delivery vehicle<\/strong>\u00a0".<\/p>\n

I have a meeting with Herv\u00e9* with whom we must discuss the subject, but he is late as usual. Without further ado I decide to grab the newspaper to delve into the article.<\/p>\n

It is not common to find such a 4-page article in a daily newspaper of this caliber. As much as reports on autonomous vehicles for transporting people are relatively common, autonomous vehicles for urban logistics remain rather a matter for specialists.<\/p>\n

However, despite the density of this relatively well-provided article, less than 2 minutes are enough for me to identify all the clich\u00e9s about the autonomous delivery vehicle: the future for cities... less pollution... safer... less congestion... delivery everywhere at any time\u2026 new economy\u2026 digital\u2026 and above all, no more driver<\/strong>\u2026 Ah so<\/em>\u00a0!<\/p>\n

This article actually relates the record fundraising that the company Nuro had just announced the day before: 940M$ coming in addition to the 92M$ of a 1st<\/sup> raised in 2016. More than 1 billion $s to support the strategy of this startup around a vehicle called R1 intended for autonomous last km logistics.<\/p>\n

Oh yes anyway !<\/em> The idea that we're going to have to make a bunch of deliveries and sell a lot of vehicles to compensate for all this crosses my mind. Smile. It is quite obvious that Nuro's business model is not there (but shhh<\/em> Google reads minds!)<\/p>\n

At that same moment, still newspaper in hand, a delivery man enters like an arrow and heads towards the head chef of the bistro. This delivery man, as the boss will confirm to me later, delivers fresh products every morning for lunch (excellent by the way). The man parked his vehicle in a rather improper way to put it politely, but did not hinder the movement of vehicles or passers-by. I look up from my article to watch this rhythmic choreography where each movement of the delivery man is performed with the velocity and precision of a high-level athlete. As if each of his movements had been rehearsed thousands of times before being performed in front of me. And in less than 3 minutes, the deliveryman left having unloaded his cargo.<\/p>\n

2nd<\/sup> \"\u00a0Oh yes anyway !<\/em> \u00bb in less than 5 minutes. What relationship between this delivery man and the autonomous vehicle will you tell me?<\/strong> I'm coming.<\/p>\n

I dive back into the article with a more than doubtful air and say to myself: \u201cbut how will it be possible to maintain deliveries in less than 3 minutes, smile of the delivery person, stamped slip, with an autonomous vehicle without anyone on board , without hindering traffic, all with margins that we know in logistics? \u00bb it doesn't add up.<\/p>\n

At this precise moment, I can't help but think back to Xavier DALOZ repeating to anyone who will listen about autonomous vehicles \u201cwe don\u2019t automate the past, we reinvent it\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

My barely \u201ccaffeinated\u201d brain goes into overdrive: \u201c\u00a0But removing the driver also means removing the delivery person!?<\/strong> ".<\/p>\n

It is quite obvious that imagining autonomous vehicles for logistics by modeling this technological breakthrough on the current model does not make sense. What is the benefit for the end customer?<\/p>\n

Xavier is right! If it is intellectually possible to do without the driver, what about the delivery person? And I'm not talking about plumbers, upholsterers, nurses, launderers, movers, florists, market gardeners, elevator operators, mechanics, etc.<\/p>\n

Because without a professional, there is no service. And without service, what use could the autonomous vehicle be for professionals?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In conclusion, the question is not whether the autonomous vehicle will one day arrive or not, it will arrive. It's a question of time.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, those who understand it and know how to take advantage of it will be the big winners. To do this, it will probably be necessary to create alliances to work on innovation in a more open manner and review travel organizations in the way that Taylorism and Lean have revolutionized the industry for 100 years (a post 2 to come?) . For others, you can always consider returning to the autonomous and recyclable vehicle par excellence: the horse accompanied by its faithful plow.<\/p>\n

* Ah, and then I almost forgot. In compensation for this bad grace shown to Herv\u00e9 for the purposes of the article, I am still obliged to admit that he is never late\u2026 him!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Read all the \u00ab Expert Opinion \u00bb articles on the SprintProject\u00a0<\/em>blog<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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