Traffic management systems
Logistics and transport industries are fundamental to keep the engines on in an industrialized economy. We are in an age where cars are being connected to a network. The network server always has the intelligence of where every single car on that network is at any point in time. Self-driving cars are still a few years away from being mainstream, but connected cars are definitely here.
This is also true about other modes of transport. Public transport is also gradually starting to be driven digitally. China recently announced a driverless train traveling at 350 km per hour from Beijing to Zhangjiakou.
As a result of the digitization of this sector, we have the luxury of data, and the intelligence it can offer. This intelligence can be used to make the transport system more efficient. A simple example is how Tesla manages its network of cars. Tesla cars are essentially computers on wheels. They are connected to a server that knows where each...
