{"id":1847,"date":"2018-06-14T15:34:30","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T20:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev-mhisolutionsmag.officialdirectory.com\/?p=1847"},"modified":"2018-09-13T11:33:19","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T16:33:19","slug":"fulfillment-update-safety-workforce-concerns-drive-further-testing-with-autonomous-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/14\/fulfillment-update-safety-workforce-concerns-drive-further-testing-with-autonomous-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"FULFILLMENT UPDATE: Safety, Workforce Concerns Drive Further Testing with Autonomous Vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/dev-mhisolutionsmag.officialdirectory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Fulfillment-400x250p.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1837\" src=\"http:\/\/dev-mhisolutionsmag.officialdirectory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Fulfillment-400x250p-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Fulfillment-400x250p-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Fulfillment-400x250p.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>* \u00a0By Katie Kuehner-Hebert * <\/em><\/p>\n<p>As the automobile industry ramps up testing of self-driving vehicles at facilities like University of Michigan\u2019s Mcity and the American Center for Mobility, next generation autonomous vehicles are already being deployed across the retail fulfillment chain\u2014and one day, up to consumers\u2019 doors. They are not being embraced without going through \u201cboot camps,\u201d though, at all different kinds of material handling and supply chain companies. These testing stages are imperative for safety, for workforce decisions, for financial reports and to determine exactly how they could be incorporated into the process at these companies.<\/p>\n<p>In the future, autonomous vehicles \u201cdefinitely\u201d will be ubiquitous\u2014the question is how rapidly they will be adopted, said Bryan Jensen, chairman of MHI member St. Onge Co.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey will most likely be ubiquitous sooner in the warehouse than in the world outside the warehouse, because warehouses are controlled environments where human access can be restricted much more directly than on open public roads,\u201d Jensen said. \u201cAreas of buildings that rely on such technology can be railed off to protect workers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Truly driverless vehicles can go anywhere within the facility, and they have \u201cvirtual eyes\u201d enabling them to better react to the environment, he said. Also, depending on the technology, they can be much more flexible when the layouts of warehouses are changed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mhisolutions-digital.com\/mhiq\/volume_6__issue_3\/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=1402726&amp;app=false#articleId1402726\"><strong>Read More\u2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* \u00a0By Katie Kuehner-Hebert * As the automobile industry ramps up testing of self-driving vehicles at facilities like University of Michigan\u2019s Mcity and the American Center for Mobility, next generation autonomous vehicles are already being deployed across the retail fulfillment chain\u2014and one day, up to consumers\u2019 doors. 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