October 21, 2021
Using computer vision and artificial intelligence to monitor cargo inside large commercial trailers for trucking
The road freight logistics industry, which has an estimated global market size of €1,810B and an expected growth rate of 6.5% per year, is a mature industry where differentiation is hard to achieve. Hence, companies are turning towards advanced technical solutions to get an edge over their competitors. Accordingly, numerous startups, which aim at finding appropriate solutions, have sprung up in recent years. Gestoos offers an AI platform that enables cameras and sensors to see, understand, and respond to movement and behavior in any environment.
In this context, ZF was introduced to Gestoos back in November 2019. As a leading vehicle parts maker, ZF provides innovative logistics solutions to respond to customer requests. Therefore, ZF’s initial interest was using computer vision and AI to understand the height profile of the cargo at any given point in time within large commercial trucking trailers (around 14 meters in length). The height profile was needed for the entire trailer area, front to back and side to side. This information, along with additional sensor information, would then be used for the operational and logistical optimization of cargo trailers.