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This Week in Logistics News (August 7-11, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Tesla developing self-driving tech for semi-truck, wants to test in Nevada (Reuters). It was a relatively quiet week for supply chain and logistics news, but here are the items that caught my attention. FMCSA formally withdraws sleep apnea screening rule (CCJ). The Best Place for a New Warehouse? An Old Mall (WSJ – sub.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech August 30 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Redwood Materials was founded by former Tesla Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel in 2017. Founded in 2017, this start-up reportedly humanizes the interaction between computer systems and business users. He later resigned from the EV automaker in 2019 to assume leadership of the start-up.

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Halloween Candy – A Scary Supply Chain Planning Problem

Logility

In the interactive “ Top Halloween Candy by State ” map, CandyStore.com shows my beloved candy corn is the favorite candy for trick-or-treaters in Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Iowa, Michigan and Alabama. All totaled we are looking at a Halloween budget of $9B, about the same amount spent on Halloween in 2017. on costumes, $2.7B

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An Uneven Road Ahead for Driverless Vehicles

CH Robinson Transportfolio

The first challenge featured 15 self-driving cars trying to navigate a 142-mile course between California and Nevada. President Obama asked for some $4 billion over 10 years in his fiscal 2017 budget request for testing and developing autonomous vehicles. None of the robotic cars successfully finished the race. Reality Check.

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Is there a Place for Artificial Intelligence in Education?

Enterra Insights

Teagan Carlson, a former high school language arts teacher, reports, “A recent survey conducted by the Nevada State Education Association revealed that half of the teachers polled are considering leaving the profession in part because they’re overworked. ” Forbes , 22 August 2017. [2] ” Footnotes. [1] 7] Turbot, op.

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Connecting Canada, the US and Europe

Cathy Roberson

Combined, the former acquisitions provide GLS with parcel and freight delivery services in California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Utah. How does this all benefit postal operator Royal Mail?

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Is the Self Driving Truck A Reality?

3PL Insights

They plan to release in 2020, and the ‘Freightliner Inspiration Truck’ is already officially licensed to operate on the highways of Nevada. Take a look at Daimler, the German multinational automobile company and owner of Mercedes-Benz, who have had a semi-autonomous freight truck in development for a number of years now.