Innovation and security are the fundamental pillars in the road transport and logistics sector, essential to address the emerging challenges of increasingly complex supply chains and to improve the efficiency, sustainability and security of logistics operations. In this context, more and more sectors – from e-commerce to large-scale retail trade to various manufacturing sectors – are starting to look to cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), self-driving vehicles and big data management to manage their logistics, in order to improve the environmental impact of vehicles, optimise the transport and distribution of goods, develop new materials and business models and increase the competitiveness of companies.

On 8 May, the magazine Vie e Trasporti will present the White Paper ADR-Dangerous Goods, which was produced by OITAF in cooperation with MIT and contains a survey of Italian ADR transport licences.

Meanwhile, FIAP's Logistic Village on 10 May will offer a specific focus on Entrepreneurs of the future, from emerging technologies to digitisation and A.I., new market dynamics and sustainability goals. The aim will be to understand why, in today's constantly changing environment, characterised by pressing environmental commitments, evolving social challenges and the increasingly widespread incorporation of Artificial Intelligence, it is becoming crucial for corporate governance and management models to adapt to remain relevant and effective.

On the safety front, on 8 May, VDO Continental in cooperation with the Central Committee of the National Register of Road Hauliers and with the presence of the Traffic Police Service and UNRAE, proposes Road safety and competitive sustainability: success factors for Italian road haulage, a discussion on how road safety and competitive sustainability can be two success factors for the road transport sector, in a context of continuous regulatory change, vehicle and tachograph ecosystem technology transformation, and finally smart enforcement approaches.