Important points in the conversation include:
- Alden breaks down his background with supply chain and automation (1:18)
- The state of self-driving vehicles in 2020 (2:47)
- How Ike differentiates itself from competitors (14:31)
- Navigating regulations and ensuring safety (19:39)
- Discussing the news of working with Ryder, NFI, and DHL (28:01)
- Pitching to fleets and helping them prepare for this vision of the future (34:03)
- Alden’s take on the value of demonstrating the technology on public roads early on (37:01)
Ike is building cutting-edge automation technology to help improve the trucking industry and was recently acquired by Nuro. Ike envisions a world with automated trucks that focus on highway driving and hand-off the more complex and high-value parts of freight transportation to human operators. Find out more at ike.com
About The Future of Supply Chain:
During each episode of The Future of Supply Chain, we sit down with a different entrepreneur, investor, or industry veteran to discuss their story, views on the industry, and how we can collectively build the future of supply chain together.
