PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seegrid, the leader in connected self-driving vehicles for materials handling, today announced that its self-driving vehicles have reached 1 million production miles at customer sites without a single personnel safety incident. Having now traveled the equivalent of 40 times around the earth, Seegrid vision guided vehicles (VGVs) have logged more infrastructure-free miles at customer sites than any other infrastructure-free AGV company. This milestone demonstrates the company’s unparalleled commitment to reliability, safety, and efficiency when it comes to equipping global brands with self-driving vehicles used in manufacturing and distribution facilities.
According to OSHA, in the United States, someone dies every three days in a forklift accident and each year 34,900 serious injuries occur, making worker safety a massive factor in any factory or warehouse setting. As the first and only company to hit this 1 million accident-free mile mark, Seegrid’s intelligent VGVs are leading the industry not just in productivity but also in safety. Every day, Seegrid self-driving vehicles reliably move material for some of the largest manufacturing and distribution companies in the world, including Amazon, General Motors, Whirlpool, and Boeing.
“Seegrid hitting this impressive milestone demonstrates that workplace automation can be implemented in a safe and efficient manner across industries,” said Jeff Burnstein, president of the Robotic Industries Association. “1,000,000 accident-free miles is a remarkable accomplishment considering the complex and dynamic nature of today’s industrial facilities, and it highlights the maturation of this automation market, which we expect to continue growing as demand for self-driving vehicles rises globally.”
One of the keys to Seegrid’s unblemished track record is its unique and proprietary Vision technology. A combination of stereo cameras and perception technology allow Seegrid VGVs to see the world like humans do. Their eyes capture and build a detailed, 360 degree map of the world around them. When something in their environment changes, VGVs continue working, confident in their path.
“Seegrid self-driving vehicles have reduced the number of miles driven by the Team Members who work in our retail support centers, allowing us to redeploy our folks to more value-added roles while improving overall safety,” said Joe Hurley, senior vice president of supply chain at Giant Eagle. “The self-driving vehicles travel on predefined routes and follow all safety rules, creating an environment of efficiency and predictability.”
Seegrid will exhibit at MODEX in Atlanta April 9-12 and will have experts on site to discuss this exciting milestone and the company’s approach to automated materials handling. Visit us at booth B1424.
ABOUT SEEGRID
Seegrid is the leading provider of connected self-driving vehicles for materials handling with more than a million miles driven. The Seegrid Smart Platform combines flexible and reliable infrastructure-free vision guided vehicles with fleet management software for a complete connected solution. Seegrid accelerates Industry 4.0 and lean initiatives with incremental automation, helping companies achieve a truly connected enterprise and transform into smart factories of the future. www.seegrid.com
