SAN PEDRO GARZA GARCÍA, NL.- Infrastructure, security and regulations are the main challenges facing the freight transportation industry in Mexico, according to specialists in the transportation and insurance sector gathered at ETYL 2024 , from Grupo T21, during the workshop The Future on the Road .
In this regard, Mario Alberto Villa, Deputy Director of Risk Prevention at Quálitas , explained the main technological innovations focused on safety and accident prevention for cargo transportation and addressed both the advances in artificial intelligence and the need to improve road infrastructure.
“There are large areas where there is no coverage, which remains a challenge for satellite monitoring,” Villa said, stressing that although technologies are advancing, infrastructure still limits their effectiveness.
Villa said automation is beginning to have a significant impact on the workforce, but stressed the importance of operators.
“Today technology threatens some jobs, but there are human factors that cannot be replaced,” he said.
He also stressed that the implementation of cameras and telemetry systems can reduce accidents by monitoring drivers’ behavior in real time. However, he admitted that there are problems with the connectivity of Mexican roads.
The role of autonomous vehicles in the future of transportation in Mexico was also discussed . In this regard, Villa commented that the adoption of these trucks could take several more decades.
“In other countries they are talking about releasing the first autonomous truck in 2025, but in Mexico that scenario seems more distant,” explained the deputy director of risk prevention at Quálitas.
The workshop was attended by the active participation of the participants, who expressed their doubts about legal liability in the event of accidents with autonomous vehicles, an issue that the country’s authorities have not yet clearly defined.
The conference also highlighted that, although there has been significant progress, much remains to be done in terms of infrastructure, safety and regulation so that the transport sector can fully benefit from new technologies.
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