The Generative AI logistics market surges from $1.3 billion to a staggering $23.1 billion by 2034, propelled by soaring demand for predictive software, cloud solutions, and North America's embrace of advanced AI technologies streamlining supply chains.
Major retailers like Tesco, Siemens, and AT&T sue VMware over Broadcom's controversial licensing changes, which they claim breach existing contracts and risk supply chain disruptions, escalating tensions and legal battles.
Apple ramps up its U.S. investment to $600 billion over four years, launches the American Manufacturing Program to boost domestic production, and partners with key suppliers to create an end-to-end silicon supply chain across multiple states.
Uber invests $300 million in Lucid for 20,000 electric robotaxis, partners with Nuro for self-driving technology to deploy autonomous ride-hailing fleet over next 6 years.
AI agents are revolutionizing industries, rapidly transitioning from experimentation to integration into operations like customer service, logistics, fraud prevention, and automating repetitive tasks across finance, retail, and healthcare.
Continental and Samsara partner to offer data-driven fleet management solutions combining Continental's in-tire sensor data and Samsara's trailer data, providing comprehensive trailer status information to improve safety, productivity, maintenance, trailer allocation, and visibility for fleets.
Coco Robotics, a startup developing zero-emissions delivery robots, secures $80M funding led by Sam Altman and Max Altman, partners with OpenAI to leverage their technology while providing real-world data for model training, having made over 500,000 deliveries since 2020 with major retailers.
Audi is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to boost efficiency in production and logistics, integrating over 100 AI projects to enable major gains through AI-supported quality monitoring, generative AI tools like 'Tender Toucan', and systematic data organization.
BMW is pioneering the use of AI applications like Knowledge Navigator, Offer Analyst, and Tender Assistant to streamline its purchasing processes, supplier analysis, and tender management, while the Alconic agent system monitors supply chain data and identifies optimization opportunities using AI.
French mobility company Cyclauto revives a 1930s modular cargo bike design, placing the rider above the front wheel, pedaling directly with a three-speed hub, and allowing detachable cargo trailers for efficient, flexible urban transport.