Uber for couriers: Australian logistics software promises to minimise traffic and emissions

(The Guardian, 23 Aug 2016) Delivery vehicles are major greenhouse gas emitters but new software reroutes trucks with real-time data and machine learning.

Brad Lorge began his entrepreneurial journey helping charities more effectively coordinate the collection of food from supermarkets and warehouses.

Now the software engineer is the co-founder of Premonition , a logistics optimisation firm helping online retailers and shipping companies meet heightened consumer expectations and develop more sustainable supply chains.

While optimisation and fleet planning software isn’t new to the logistics industry, Lorge says Premonition’s platform is unique globally, and is already helping to manage the deployment of thousands of vehicles on Australian roads, saving tens of thousands of kilometres each day.

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The Guardian, 23 Aug 2016: Uber for couriers: Australian logistics software promises to minimise traffic and emissions