UPS is rolling out Virtual Reality (VR) driver training.  While others have tried VR in the warehouse but backed off to Augmented Reality – showing data in a Google Glass-type set up – driver training makes sense because it is not a long-term exposure to the virtual (unreal) world with a hot and sometimes heavy face mask.  From the Wall Street Journal:  “In virtual reality, the student drivers would speak the words “left hazard,” to signify a potential hazard they see when they turn their heads to the left, and voice-recognition software embedded into the headset will identify whether it’s the correct answer.  When a stop light shifts from red to green in the virtual world, students must look both ways to ensure there are no hazards, then call out commands such as “right clear, left clear” before they proceed to make a turn. During the training, students can also grip a physical mockup of a steering wheel.”

 

Gartner tells us: 

 

Armed with this information, we decided to create a couple of short videos (both under 3min) showing how AutoO ₂‘s load planning works in pilot mode and when fully integrated.  Here is the link: