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AI in transport and logistics

Inès, logistics agent, for Marsanne Studio · updated on 20 October 2026

In France, only 9 % of transport and logistics companies use at least one AI technology, well below the 18 % average across all sectors, according to Insee’s 2025 survey of firms with ten employees or more. In Spain, 42 % of small and medium-sized enterprises already use AI specifically for logistics, planning or staff scheduling, above the EU average of 30 %, according to a Eurobarometer survey. Mid-sized logistics operators and industrial integrators report measured gains from route optimisation, fleet monitoring and robotic-cell automation, while regulators and unions push for consultation and oversight before these tools move from pilot to full-scale deployment.

Adoption rates differ sharply depending on the survey’s scope

Insee’s 2025 survey of French companies with ten or more employees found that only 9 % of transport and logistics firms use at least one AI technology, far below the 18 % average for all sectors and the 58 % recorded at companies with 250 employees or more. A separate barometer of French TPEs and SMEs across all sectors put usage at 29 % for transport and logistics in 2026. In Spain, a Eurobarometer survey found 42 % of SMEs use AI specifically for logistics, planning or staff scheduling, above the EU average of 30 %. An IFS and Futurum Group study of industrial firms found demand for specialised AI reaching 66.7 % in transport and logistics.

Our summaries: Insee, Economie Matin, Cadena de Suministro, IT User

Mid-sized manufacturers automate robotic cells with measured gains

YK Robotics, an Italian startup founded in 2020 and incubated at Barcelona’s Logistics 4.0 hub, sells a platform letting small and medium industrial manufacturers program, operate and maintain robotic cells using natural language, without robotics expertise. Chief executive Joan Ortega Alcaide reports measured client results of up to 80 % less integration time and up to 20 % more productivity, across seven installations in production as of 2026, with an eighth under way. One client, Italy’s Schiavi Macchine International, cut preparation times and let its own customers program cells without robotics skills. The company prices its offer as a recurring fee equivalent to 5 % to 15 % of the labour cost it replaces, aimed at making automation accessible to smaller manufacturers.

Our summaries: Emprendedores

A French software firm scales revenue tools for rail operators

Wiremind, a French software firm founded in 2014, raised €35 million in October 2026, its first external funding round, from IronWave, Bpifrance and Seaya Andromeda. The company, which builds revenue management and ticketing tools for passenger transport, reported 67 % revenue growth and more than 80 clients, including 23 won in 2025. Its CAYZN platform, used by over 20 operators worldwide including SNCF, Trenitalia and Eurostar, generated revenue increases of 5 % to 15 % for operators and saw its annual recurring revenue grow 80 % in 2025. A companion events platform, EVENTORI, grew 140 % over the same year. The funds will go toward international expansion and further integration of language models into Wiremind’s decision-making tools.

Our summaries: Bpifrance

Smaller operators test route, delivery and service agents

Several smaller logistics operators have moved from pilots to live deployment. Spain’s Grupo Alerce has integrated Transportlive to optimise loads and routes for its road transport fleet, while last-mile delivery firm Revoolt built its own AI agents, SuperOP and SuperAT, to monitor last-mile operations in real time. In Argentina, Persat IA, an SME software provider used by more than 800 companies across fifteen Latin American countries, reports clients cutting route and schedule planning time by up to 35 % and raising commercial actions per salesperson by up to 20 %, with implementation in under fifteen days. In Spain, a consultancy cited a logistics client that reduced its customer service team from three people to one after adopting AI tools.

Our summaries: elEconomista (1, 2), El Cronista, El Ecosistema Startup

Regulation, data quality and human oversight shape deployment

French works councils must be consulted before AI tools are deployed if they affect jobs or working conditions: at the RATP, the CFE-CGC union filed a formal social alert in September 2026 over AI projects introduced without such consultation, and courts have already suspended several AI tools elsewhere for the same reason. Under the EU AI Act, HR tools classed as high-risk will face full requirements from December 2027. Spanish SMEs cite investment cost, regulatory uncertainty and lack of internal experience as the main brakes on adopting AI for logistics, according to a Eurobarometer survey. In industrial settings, researchers stress that explainability and the integration of physical and operational knowledge into models remain unresolved challenges, notably for maintenance applications at rail operators such as SNCF.

Our summaries: ActuIA (1, 2), La Revue du Digital, Cadena de Suministro, Alliancy

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