AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report for Friday, 11/10/2017

American Dollar to Canadian Dollar = 0.799835; American Dollar to Chinese Yuan = 0.154082; American Dollar to Euro = 1.205341; American Dollar to Japanese Yen = 0.008831; American Dollar to Mexican Peso = 0.051581.

You'll see the sentiment expressed in many of our AI Week articles, in other content at DMN, and even in AI-forward books like What To Do When Machines Do Everything. The human touch will still be needed. For marketing; for business in general. And that's correct. There's no doing without humans, not just for the immediate future, but possibly not at all. It's easy to agree with that, but in fact there's a very specific reason machines can't do what humans can do, and it's worth exploring what it is.

FedEx Corp. announced that it has acquired RouteSmart Technologies, a global leader in route optimization solutions with over 40 years of expertise, providing mission-critical technology to newspaper, postal & parcel, public works, utilities & field service, and waste collection organizations worldwide. The combination of RouteSmart’s leading technology solutions with FedEx’s unparalleled physical and data networks will enable the world’s largest express transportation provider to further drive efficiency across its own global operations, while also strengthening the company’s suite of technology solutions. “This is yet another step on our journey to make supply chains smarter for everyone as we revolutionize logistics,” said Raj Subramaniam, president and chief executive officer, FedEx Corporation. “Our physical network generates terabytes of data that contain invaluable insights about the global supply chain. Through this acquisition, we will use RouteSmart’s expertise and proven technology platform to accelerate the deployment of a common route optimization capability for FedEx operations that will enable our team members to work safer and smarter as they deliver superior service to our customers.”