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A team of researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed a new early warning system for vehicles that uses artificial intelligence to learn from thousands of real traffic situations. A study of the system was carried out in cooperation with the BMW Group. The results show that, if used in today’s self-driving vehicles, it can warn seven seconds in advance against potentially critical situations that the cars cannot handle alone – with over 85% accuracy.

Scientists at the University of Göttingen have now investigated how efficient the use of AI can be in the commercial management of trucks. Their answer: the best option is an intelligent combination of human decision-making and AI applications. The study was published in the International Journal of Logistics Management.

Logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL is using AI to prepare employees for the future workplace and increase internal placements. VP group learning, talent and platforms Meredith Taghi tells Siân Harrington why skills are its new currency, why career marketplace is the new talent management and what lessons she has learned from implementing an AI tool.

Eine aktuelle, global durchgeführte Umfrage hat untersucht, wie sich die neuen Arbeitsbedingungen insbesondere auf Führungskräfte verschiedener Altersgruppen auswirken und zeigt, dass Manager im Alter von 55+ bisher weniger Schwierigkeiten damit haben, als ihre Kollegen unter 35 Jahren – auch bekannt als Digital Natives. Woran liegt das?

Leica Geosystems announced a reality capture solution for a variety of industries. By combining Boston Dynamics agile mobile robot Spot with the industry-proven Leica RTC360 3D laser scanner, scanning time spent by human operators is significantly reduced by programming the devices to repeat automated scanning paths through sites.

myEnso, a German-based online grocer, is going to work in its DC with the Geek+ robotics solution. Having received governmental support and financing, the robotics-driven e-commerce platform will enable regional producers, startups, as well as well-known brands to connect and serve online shoppers all over Germany.

Klinikum Chemnitz, a leading public hospital based in Saxony, is the first German hospital to install Versius, a Surgical Robotic System by CMR Surgical. It has now been used in over 1,000 clinical cases across Europe, Australia and India. Versius will be used by Klinikum Chemnitz in a broad range of laparoscopic (minimal access or keyhole) procedures.

Siemens Mobility ist ein eigenständig geführtes Unternehmen der Siemens AG. Siemens Mobility ist seit über 160 Jahren ein führender Anbieter im Bereich Transportlösungen und entwickelt sein Portfolio durch Innovationen ständig weiter. Wir wollten genauer wissen, wie Siemens Mobility auch seine internen Prozesse digitalisiert und haben Benjamin Bock speziell nach den Business Benefits der Robot Process Automation alias RPA bei Siemens Mobility befragt.

The average robot density in the manufacturing industry hit a new global record of 113 units per 10,000 employees. By regions, Western Europe (225 units) and the Nordic European countries (204 units) have the most automated production, followed by North America (153 units) and South East Asia (119 units).

On the 16th of September 2019, eagle lsp was founded. Now, barely eighteen months later, the company has over 50 employees, two DAX-30 clients and three Business Units. This growth clearly shows the hunger for cost efficiency and high quality in legal services. Automating certain legal processes, especially those that cost a large amount of time and have a repetitive nature is a huge driver for growth at eagle lsp.