BMW, Red Hat, and Malong Share Insights on AI and Machine Learning During Transform 2020 > ENGINEERING.com
The VentureBeat 2020 conference welcomed the likes of BMW Group’s Jimmy Nassif, Red Hat’s Jered Floyd, and Malong CEO Matt Scott, who shared their insights on challenges with AI in their respective industries. Nassif, who deals primarily with robotics, and Floyd, who works in retail, both agreed that edge computing and the Internet of Things (IoT) has become powerful in accelerating production while introducing new capabilities in operations. According to Nassif, BMW’s car sales have already doubled over the past decade, with 2.5 million in 2019. With over 4,500 suppliers dealing 203,000 unique parts, logistics problems are bound to occur. In addition to that, approximately 99 percent of orders are unique, which means there are over 100 end-customer options.