#116 - David Sharp - Head of Autonomous Mobility, Ocado Technology

“Human-Machine Amplification is the idea that if you get a human and a machine working together on something, you can deliver a very powerful service.”

In this episode of the AI in Automotive Podcast, we are following the incredible journey of Ocado from a retailer to a global technology business that offers a cutting-edge technology platform to other retailers. We talk to David Sharp, Head of Autonomous Mobility at Ocado Technology, and he talks to us about their journey - bold and audacious in more ways than one.

Three things really stood out for me from this very enlightening conversation with David.

One, the way Ocado experiments with, integrates into and scales AI technology for various use cases in their business.

Two, the way Ocado is using the composite of traditional statistics, new generation AI and time-tested human intelligence to deliver dramatic order-of-magnitude impact in their business. 

Three, the autonomy experiments Ocado is running in moving goods from their warehouses to their customers, and what lessons might that have for the larger automotive and mobility industries.

Ocado’s journey to this point, and their ambition for the future offers so much inspiration for the larger automotive industry. Will we ever see an automotive retailer create a technology stack that they sell to OEMs and other retailers? Never say never!