AUTONOMOUS TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS
Autonomous Transport Solutions is an emerging area that is fundamentally changing views on mobility of people and goods. Tremendous value can be gained in terms of efficiency, safety, convenience and environmental impact. There are thus strong incentives to bring autonomous vehicles to the market.
Together with our world-leading clients, Fortos has built unique competences and networks in the field of autonomous transport solutions. We are the independent partner to work with, in all aspects of the transformation journey, from creation of strategies to implementation of autonomous systems.
WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU IN THE FIELD OF AUTONOMOUS TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS:
Project Management
Automation Roadmap
Positioning in the Value Chain
Go-to-Market Strategy
Business Models and Commercial Offerings
Training
Project Management
Provide extensive experience within the automation field to ensure successful transformation projects:
• Define pilot projects and engage relevant partners.
• Plan and manage complete automation projects.
• Coordinate and manage all components required in an automation project – Project Management Office with full access to Fortos’ know-how (tools, templates and methods).
Automation Roadmap
Define the roadmap towards automation for a specific use case:
• Document the automation use case as baseline for the roadmap.
• Investigate technical maturity of required solutions and predicted feature growth.
• Determine the roadmap to achieve the desired position , i.e. incremental introduction considering technical capability, investment levels and value of functionality.
Positioning in the Value Chain
Focus on the right things in the automation value chain to be competitive:
• Depth of engagement analysis to determine what should be core business and where to work with suppliers or partners.
Go-to-Market Strategy
Find new markets to leverage automation:
• Determine which products to be offered in which markets and when.
• Develop roadmaps and execution plans for the Go-to-Market strategy.
Business Models and Commercial Offerings
Create innovative business models and offers for increased profitability:
• Define how to create, deliver, and capture value for you and your customers.
• Develop new services related to automation.
• How to design and price automation offerings based on customer preferences, value add and price sensitivity analysis.
Training
Deliver tailored automation training programs for specific target groups:
• Determine training requirement and knowledge gap.
• Design tailored training material.
• Deliver training in an appropriate format (on site, web-based etc.).
ARTICLES
Strategic Partnerships
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Is Self-driving Hype?
The development of self-driving vehicles has intensified over the last few years. The question is whether automation is hype or not? We believe the answer is both yes and no.
Autonomous Vehicles
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Why Cross-industrial Service Providers will Benefit from Self-driving Cars
The upside of autonomous vehicles integration in our every-day life.
How will Autonomous Trucks Transform the Commercial Vehicle Industry?
Incumbent OEMs are facing challenges related to keeping their incumbent business profitable while addressing new technologies, demand for new business models, partnerships and new actors entering the industry.
3 Reasons Why Incumbent OEMs M
ight Become the Dominant Actors
The future of the automotive industry and the competitive landscape is more uncertain than ever before, with startups going head-to-head with OEMs, new actors from nearby industries entering the field and incumbent OEMs forced to make strategic decisions impacting their future competitiveness.
How Autonomous Trucks will Impact the Logistics Industry
The development of autonomous technologies will bring disruptive changes, here is how it could affect third party logistics providers.
When Is It Time to Strategically Consider Self-driving Vehicles?
When and how to engage in self-driving is dependent on many factors; for example, what industry are you in, what are your future goals, how much are you prepared to invest in the future, what risks are you willing to take and what time frame have you set for a return on your investment?
