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Mar 2019
13m 39s

Blue sky thinking: The aerial opportunit...

ACCENTURE
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As drones evolve from sensing the world to carrying and doing things in it, whole new vistas of opportunity open out. Businesses need to keep scanning the horizon for these high-flying technologies. Listen as Matthew Quinlan, Principal Director of Geospatial Platforms, Accenture Software & Platforms and Geospatial Platforms Lead at Accenture, is joined by Antoine Martin, Autonomous Systems Practice Lead at Accenture, to discuss the applications of drones and unmanned autonomous vehicles and the economic opportunities and lessons for a more autonomous age. In this podcast, you'll hear how drones are leveraging new technologies like edge-computing and GPUs to become more autonomous and smarter than ever. Their applications are expanding rapidly and have exciting implications for companies in every industry. From delivering vital medical supplies in hostile terrains to new forms of passenger transport and revolutionizing logistics, these powerful 'flying computers' offer endless possibilities. Learn more: accntu.re/2rcahwW

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