
Current Status, Challenges and Future Prospects of Autonomous Logistics
Chapter from the book:
Avşar,
İ.
İ.
(ed.)
2025.
New Paradigms and Solutions in Logistics Research.
Synopsis
In recent years, advancements in artificial intelligence, robotics, and automation technologies have led to a fundamental transformation in the logistics sector. Autonomous logistics offers innovative solutions aimed at enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, and ensuring sustainability in transportation processes. Technologies such as driverless trucks, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and robotic warehouse systems have the potential to make logistics operations faster, more accurate, and optimized. However, the widespread adoption of these systems faces technical, regulatory, economic, and social challenges. The success of autonomous logistics systems depends on factors such as reliability, infrastructure requirements, cybersecurity threats, and regulatory frameworks. This study examines the current state of autonomous logistics, its benefits, the challenges it encounters, and its potential long-term impacts on the industry. To ensure a sustainable transformation in logistics, accelerating regulatory processes, increasing infrastructure investments, and preparing the workforce for this transition are crucial. Ultimately, autonomous logistics is expected to have a transformative impact on global supply chains, urban planning, and business models in the logistics sector.