Comments on: The Best Part Of Daimler’s New Drone-Equipped Delivery Van Has Nothing To Do With Drones https://logisticsviewpoints.com/2016/09/12/drones-launched-from-the-top-of-delivery-vans-ridiculous/ Mon, 03 Oct 2016 23:13:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 By: John Mabe https://logisticsviewpoints.com/2016/09/12/drones-launched-from-the-top-of-delivery-vans-ridiculous/#comment-529 Mon, 03 Oct 2016 23:13:55 +0000 https://logisticsvp.wpengine.com/?p=19345#comment-529 I think this concept van offers enormous potential. Granted it will take some time to come to fruition but it certainly holds promise. While Mercedes-Benz and Matternett’s collaboration includes just two drones, it’s not a stretch to imagine a “swarm” of drones launching from a single truck which would effectively solve the last mile delivery problem. Imagine the efficiency gain in a scenario where 20+ drones are launched from one truck.

Software is eating the world and Mercedes are wisely evolving from a traditional vehicle manufacturer to a software company that builds intelligent and integrated hardware and software solutions into their vehicles, all auto OEM’s should be thinking this way.

I wrote recently about this topic here:

http://www.techgistics.net/blog/2016/9/26/the-future-of-last-mile-deliveries-mercedes-vision-van-makes-logistics-look-cool

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