1. ITS for Freight & Logistics
a review of megatrends and State-of-the-Art
Josep Laborda, Intelligent Mobility Project Manager, RACC
ESADE, Barcelona. February 7th, 2017
5. the connected truck value chain
data - digitalization
connectivity
services
business cases
6. big data in the truck
mileage
fuel consumption
real-time speed
road charging data
diagnostics information
traffic information
parking availability
exhaust gases
weather
location
accident alert
airbag status
real-time speed
driving behaviour
road charging data
repair statistics
temperature
VIN
tire pressure
dynamic routing
10. benefits of digitalization in logistics
Enhanced supply chain
visibility
More efficiency and better
resilience
Fewer costs, less
administrative burden
New business
opportunities
Source:ERTICO
visibility resilience administrative burden opportunities
Optimized choice of
transport services
Better transport and event
management
Increased load factors Fewer CO2 emissions
16. use case 1: fleet management
Source:Frost&Sullivan
17. use case 2: platooning
• trucks equipped with SoA driving support systems
following each other
• CACC and/or ACC over ITS-G5
18. benefits of platooning
Source: TNO White Paper: Janssen R. e.a., Truck
Platooning Driving The Future of Transportation,
February 2015, www.tno.nl
19. use case 3: driver monitoring (+ adaptive
HMI + automation)
20. use case 4: disruptors (Uber Freight,
Tesla, ..., startups)
21. key takeaways
• trucking’s future is digitized, electrified, connected
& automated
• the truck will become part of IoT-enabled logistics
• new business models like digital freight brokerage
(Uber for trucks) or last mile delivery concepts such
• new business models like digital freight brokerage
(Uber for trucks) or last mile delivery concepts such
as vans and drones, combined with real time data,
sensorisation and autonomous vehicle technology
will transform the logistics sector
• multiple stakeholders will compete and OEMs will
transform into mobility service providers