Mobility has been experiencing a real revolution for several years now, driven by drivers that concern multimodality, safety, sustainability and quality of life in general. This revolution is enabled by current technological innovations in progress, such as autonomous driving, less polluting propulsion systems and new generation connectivity.
These changes not only affect cars but have an evident impact, already today, on all vehicles, including professional and agricultural vehicles and, in the future, on aircraft and water vehicles.
The near future will consist of increasingly intelligent vehicles, capable of moving autonomously in three dimensions, both at sea and on land or in the sky and, since they are interconnected and equipped with a real “swarm intelligence”, capable of carrying out missions that, today, are not possible.
These changes are irreversible and not only affect the vehicle as such, but also the related design and production processes – with the entry of new players, including tech giants – up to the methods of use, like sharing services.
The new generation vehicles are already profoundly transforming the way people, but also goods, move.
Just think of the pressure on the last mile delivery system, due to the surge in e-commerce volumes. The COVID-19 pandemic has only accelerated this trend, as more and more people request contactless or reduced-contact forms of shopping. With customers expecting shorter delivery times, last mile delivery systems are becoming a bottleneck. Logistics providers are struggling to manage the growing volumes of goods, the delivery of which determines, especially in urban areas, a negative effect on the environment in terms of traffic congestion and pollution, soon no longer tolerable.
Autonomous and electric vehicles (AV) could be used to optimize last-mile delivery and to lower emissions. They could also serve as a complement to human delivery to diversify services and to bridge workforce shortages during peak periods and night hours.
In order for the use of AVs in the delivery sector to take place on a large scale, a new legislative framework must be defined, but delivery robots already represent the most concrete solution to the problem of last mile delivery in the urban environment, and in particular of the so-called Smart Districts, on the one hand for their level of technological maturity, on the other for the reduced level of risk that the use of these robots entails (small dimensions, low speeds and no need for people on board).
YAPE is a particularly suitable solution for these last-mile logistics needs: it is safe, electric, autonomous and agile. It allows efficient delivery for seamless outdoor and indoor operations, from sidewalks to doorsteps and, through integration with smart buildings, even indoors. Furthermore, YAPE is an intelligent system capable of perceiving the surrounding environment by creating a real-time 3D map of the environment and detecting and classifying the different elements on the scene, capable of navigating but also understanding and monitoring the surrounding environment. It is possible to envision a near future where a fleet of autonomous and connected vehicles, with swarm intelligence, will be the key enabler of new data-driven services and new business models.
In fact, there are numerous areas that are undergoing profound transformation: not only logistics, even industrial, but extremely different sectors, from real estate to energy. And in many of these areas, expertise in vehicular robotics is a fundamental asset.
In a market where high investment and research and development costs are considered the main constraints, the pre-validated solutions of vehicular and electric robotics will also allow professional vehicle manufacturers, characterized by limited volumes compared to global players, to face the technological transition that would otherwise be unsustainable in terms of financial and human resources.
By offering the most flexible and integrated mechatronic solutions for vehicle performance control, safety and robotization, e-Shock reduces vehicle development time and costs. e-Shock improves the interaction between vehicles and people through a portfolio of advanced mobility solutions that manage vehicle dynamics in two dimensions, and has already entered the management of the third dimension with the development of a family of capable sensors to manage the dynamics of vehicles with very variable centers of gravity, just think of agricultural vehicles or excavators. To date, our company supplies technology to over 140,000 vehicles of different types: racing cars, motorcycles, agricultural vehicles, road sweepers, commercial trucking and leisure vehicles. In particular, we offer professional vehicle manufacturers access to pre-validated products that can help them make the transition to autonomous and electric mobility, reducing their investments and time-to-market and helping to build an ecosystem of more sustainable transport.
In order for these changes to be fully implemented, the collaboration of various stakeholders, both private and public, is obviously necessary to find the necessary agreement on policies, regulations and operational standards.
In order to fully exploit the potential of these new vehicles, it will also be necessary to create, on the one hand, Smart Roads, intelligent arteries capable of guaranteeing communication and interconnection between the vehicles that run through them, on the other hand, the Smart City, by ensuring that the metropolitan areas are seamlessly integrated with intelligent transport infrastructures (seamless mobility).
On smart roads, to facilitate flows and transport, weather and traffic detection systems must be implemented so that travelers can request information on road conditions, traffic or other particular situations in real time. Not only that, to guarantee safety on the roads, the technologies that bring the Internet of Things into guardrails, bridges and all “passive” mobility infrastructures will be increasingly needed. An example is TOKBO, the solution born from the skills of e-Novia and Agrati, which consists of hardware products – with structural bolts that become probes for monitoring the tightening force, vibration and temperature of the structure – and digital platforms that analyze the hinge components, visible and non-visible , ensuring high safety standards. Furthermore, smart roads will be able to provide: services for diverting traffic flows in the event of accidents; alternative route suggestions; speed interventions to avoid traffic congestion situations; management of accesses, parking and supplies; timely interventions in case of emergencies.
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