Driverless Supply Chains
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine
When MHI member Phantom Auto began developing its remote vehicle operation technology back in 2017, the idea of targeting supply chain applications such as forklifts and yard trucks was the furthest thing from the minds of the company’s founders.
But regulatory and other roadblocks to putting remotely operated vehicles on public roads inspired Phantom to look for opportunities elsewhere, and the supply chain dislocations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the company to make a direct pivot toward material handling and logistics.
Today, Phantom and other providers of autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicle technology are on the cusp of commercializing solutions to solve first- and middle-mile supply chain inefficiencies, enhance productivity, improve customer satisfaction and reduce the cost of moving goods.
