operations for quite a while Initially navigated by signal cables invisibly embedded in the floor they now head for the respective material depot or next production stage with complete autonomy Using sensor systems with 3D cameras lidar ultrason ic and laser sensors plus radar eyes they detect workers that may be crossing the aisles Self driv ing forklift trucks and fully automated robots that pick place parts in high bay warehouses and communicate with ERP systems In factory logis tics the future has already begun All the vehi cles exchange data with and learn from each other Due to the limited space and the much lower speed level compared with normal road traffic the fac tory floor offers an ideal learning field for autono mous vehicles Schaeffler s autonomy movement Automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler is de veloping such a self driving system too Thanks to its four wheels each of which can turn at a 90 de gree angle the Schaeffler Mover can perfectly ma neuver in the smallest warehouse aisles and even travel at a 90 degree angle Unlike the automat ed industrial trucks the Mover after completion of its development is intended to also operate ful ly autonomously in urban traffic at speeds of up to 60 km h 37 mph A driver will no longer be need ed then Thanks to a modular concept with swab bodies the Mover is suitable for hauling goods as well as passengers As a driverless road trac tor with appropriate up scaled performance spec ifications it might even autonomously pull trailers across the country Technology eases the driver s burden Unsurprisingly such driverless tractor trailer com binations are at the top of the wish lists of freight hauling companies since manpower costs ac count for nearly half of the freight costs provid ed that personnel can be found in the first place However full automation of cargo transportation on public roads is a complex proposition Until it becomes a reality partial automation might pro vide some relief for budgets and the labor market Platooning is the keyword in this context It re fers to interlinking the assistance systems of sev eral trucks and provided that laws are amended to permit such solutions forming a convoy of ve hicles closely following each other Experts are Autonomous deliveries on the factory floor Audi began to experiment with emergency shipments of urgently required components using drones in 2017 top Industrial trucks from forklift and warehouse technology specialist Linde Material Handling are already traveling through many manufacturing and warehouse halls today bottom 59 Here and now

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