Carrypicker startup bets on artificial intelligence
By Claas Alexander2022-03-28T09:19:00
An artificial intelligence system from the Hamburg-based startup Carrypicker is creating climate-friendlier logistics with smart scheduling of partial loads and routes. No dispatcher could ever match its performance.
There is no trick to packing a lorry up to its roofline and then sending it from point A to point B – but it is seldom possible. Scheduling gets trickier with partial loads, which are more the rule than the exception. Too often, lorries haul too much empty space around because dispatchers fail to allocate the freight optimally.
The net effect is the equivalent of one lorry in three drives around empty on Germany’s motorways. This is not just unsatisfying from the standpoint of traffic-prone roads. Most of all, it is a terrible waste for the environment.