We will carry out verification tests to reduce the burden of redelivery.
Sagawa Express:
Power meter data analysis:
Collect data from household electricity meters,
AI = artificial intelligence predicts whether residents will be at home,
Reduce the burden of courier redelivery,
The system verification test started in Yokosuka City.
This proof experiment:
University of Tokyo
Sagawa Express,
Performed by Japan Data Science Institute.
We will use data collected from electricity meters of 200 households in the city.
Predict whether you will be at home for a few hours from the accumulated data,
Display the most efficient delivery route on the driver’s smartphone.
Professor Noboru Koshizuka of the University of Tokyo
Simulation conducted at the University of Tokyo
It means that we were able to reduce the proportion of deliveries when we were away by about 90%.
A major feature of Japan is that every household has an electricity meter.
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