International Business Machines Corporation
DATA ANALYSIS FOR SELECTING CONTAINER WITH INTEGRATED ENERGY SOURCE BASED ON PREDICTED TRANSPORT ENERGY USAGE

Abstract:

Product transport is facilitated by a processor(s) obtaining data related to a planned transport event, and analyzing the data to predict energy usage of a transport vehicle in performing the planned transport event, including transporting one or more transport containers. The processor(s) determine, based at least in part on the predicted energy usage, an energy source size for a transport container of the transport container(s) to be transported by the transport vehicle, and determine whether the transport vehicle is to proceed with the transport event. The determining whether to proceed is based, at least in part, on the processor(s) determining that an energy source of the determined energy source size is integrated within the transport container, with the integrated energy source being adapted in the container to contribute energy to the transport vehicle when the transport container is positioned within the transport vehicle for transport.