SINGAPORE—Oct. 10, 2017—NVIDIA today announced that Deutsche Post
DHL Group (DPDHL), the world’s largest mail and logistics company, and ZF, one
of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, have partnered together to deploy
a test fleet of autonomous delivery trucks, starting in 2018.
DHL Group (DPDHL), the world’s largest mail and logistics company, and ZF, one
of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, have partnered together to deploy
a test fleet of autonomous delivery trucks, starting in 2018.
DPDHL will outfit electric light
trucks with the ZF ProAI self-driving system, based on NVIDIA DRIVE™ PX technology,
for automating package transportation and delivery, including the “last mile”
of deliveries. Taking packages from a central point to their final destinations
is considered the most complex and costliest aspect of courier and e-commerce
deliveries.
trucks with the ZF ProAI self-driving system, based on NVIDIA DRIVE™ PX technology,
for automating package transportation and delivery, including the “last mile”
of deliveries. Taking packages from a central point to their final destinations
is considered the most complex and costliest aspect of courier and e-commerce
deliveries.
DPDHL currently has a fleet of
3,400 StreetScooter electric delivery vehicles, which can be equipped with ZF’s
multiple sensors, including cameras, lidar and radar, that feed into the ZF
ProAI system. This can enable the vehicle to use AI to understand its
environment, plan a safe path forward, proceed along a selected route and park
itself — ensuring deliveries can be made with greater accuracy and safety, and
at lower cost.
3,400 StreetScooter electric delivery vehicles, which can be equipped with ZF’s
multiple sensors, including cameras, lidar and radar, that feed into the ZF
ProAI system. This can enable the vehicle to use AI to understand its
environment, plan a safe path forward, proceed along a selected route and park
itself — ensuring deliveries can be made with greater accuracy and safety, and
at lower cost.
“The development of autonomous
delivery vehicles demonstrates how AI and deep learning are also reshaping the
commercial transportation industry,” said Jensen Huang, NVIDIA founder and CEO.
“As online shopping continues to explode, and the shortage of truck drivers
becomes more dire, AI-enabled vehicles will be key to providing last-mile
delivery services.”
delivery vehicles demonstrates how AI and deep learning are also reshaping the
commercial transportation industry,” said Jensen Huang, NVIDIA founder and CEO.
“As online shopping continues to explode, and the shortage of truck drivers
becomes more dire, AI-enabled vehicles will be key to providing last-mile
delivery services.”
“Research and development of
ecological, economical and efficient transportation will bring dramatic changes
to the logistics industry,” said Jürgen Gerdes, member of the Board of Deutsche Post DHL Selects NVIDIA DRIVE PX for Autonomous Delivery Trucks
ecological, economical and efficient transportation will bring dramatic changes
to the logistics industry,” said Jürgen Gerdes, member of the Board of Deutsche Post DHL Selects NVIDIA DRIVE PX for Autonomous Delivery Trucks
Management at Deutsche Post AG. “Partnering
with NVIDIA and ZF will enable us to responsibly support this development,
benefit from it and reinforce our position as the industry´s innovation leader.”
with NVIDIA and ZF will enable us to responsibly support this development,
benefit from it and reinforce our position as the industry´s innovation leader.”
“In its StreetScooter fleet,
Deutsche Post DHL is taking its next step with our current and future
generation of surround sensor technology and ZF ProAI artificial intelligence
brain powered by NVIDIA,” said Stefan Sommer, CEO of ZF. “ZF ProAI is the brain
between our autonomous driving sensor set to detect and understand the
environment, and our motion control based on outstanding mechanical competence —
the entire system follows our ‘see – think – act’ approach. In supply logistics
and on the last mile where autonomous driving has tremendous benefits, goods
can be delivered independent of the time of the day and delivery staff, with
minimal noise and emissions, thus significantly reducing traffic congestion in
city centres.”
Deutsche Post DHL is taking its next step with our current and future
generation of surround sensor technology and ZF ProAI artificial intelligence
brain powered by NVIDIA,” said Stefan Sommer, CEO of ZF. “ZF ProAI is the brain
between our autonomous driving sensor set to detect and understand the
environment, and our motion control based on outstanding mechanical competence —
the entire system follows our ‘see – think – act’ approach. In supply logistics
and on the last mile where autonomous driving has tremendous benefits, goods
can be delivered independent of the time of the day and delivery staff, with
minimal noise and emissions, thus significantly reducing traffic congestion in
city centres.”
To develop these AI delivery
vehicles, DPDHL has already configured its data center with the NVIDIA DGX–1™ AI
supercomputer for training its neural networks. It will then run its deep
learning models on the truck’s NVIDIA DRIVE PX platform. A prototype delivery
vehicle unveiled today uses six cameras, one radar and two lidar — all feeding
into the NVIDIA DRIVE PX.
vehicles, DPDHL has already configured its data center with the NVIDIA DGX–1™ AI
supercomputer for training its neural networks. It will then run its deep
learning models on the truck’s NVIDIA DRIVE PX platform. A prototype delivery
vehicle unveiled today uses six cameras, one radar and two lidar — all feeding
into the NVIDIA DRIVE PX.
Demonstrations of the DPDHL
delivery prototype are taking place at the GPU
Technology Conference in Munich through October
12.
delivery prototype are taking place at the GPU
Technology Conference in Munich through October
12.
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