SXSW 2023

How 260k Connected Trucks Disrupt Transportation

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Daimler Truck North America, A leader in commercial vehicles continues to dominate the market. How does a company with deep roots in manufacturing emerge as a digital leader to support the backbone of our society? A 2012 vision to create a digital twin for our freight network becomes a reality today to deliver real-time insights for over 260 thousand vehicles across the country. How can we influence our customers and partners to adopt data-driven decision-making to optimize our freight network by switching to Zero emission vehicles, reinforce our service network, and develop new business opportunities? Saajan Patel, Product Manager, Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence, will highlight why this technology has the power to get ahead of the curve on the inevitable transformation.


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Takeaways

  1. How private and institutional infrastructure planning can be optimized through a real-time freight network digital twin
  2. What it takes for a traditional manufacturing company to get ahead of the transformation curve
  3. How those insights accelerate the journey into a zero emission future

Speakers


Organizer

Tom Boelts, Manager Digital Transformation, Daimler Trucks North America


Meta Information:

  • Event: SXSW
  • Format: Presentation
  • Track: Transportation
  • Track 2
  • Level: Intermediate


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