Mazen Danaf
LOGISTICS
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Mazen Danaf
TITLE : SENIOR APPLIED SCIENTIST & ECONOMIST
COMPANY : UBER FREIGHT INDUSTRY : LOGISTICS
Danaf focuses on analysing the truck transportation landscape , and produces long-term forecasts based on supply and demand indicators . He is also a research affiliate with the Intelligent Transportation Systems Lab at MIT .
At the second transfer hub , another driver picks up the trailer and delivers it to its final destination .
“ This model achieves synergies that benefit carriers , drivers , and AV developers ,” says Mazen Danaf , Senior Applied Scientist & Economist at Uber Freight .
Danaf outlined this hub strategy in a paper published by Uber Freight , called ‘ The future of self-driving technology in trucking , in which he sets out the case as to why trucking is the fastest route to commercialising and scaling self-driving technology .
Danaf adds : “ The hub-to-hub model will achieve synergies that benefit carriers , drivers and autonomous vehicle developers .
“ Autonomous trucking will not be a dispensable service that simply aims at reducing the cost of trucking but will become an essential component of supply chains , and help satisfy growing demand , while offering drivers better working conditions ”. 76 November 2023