Built by industry veteran Mitch Schaffer, 1sixty8 AI brings practical automation solutions to shops struggling with understaffing, repetitive tasks, and shrinking margins.

KUNKLETOWN, PA – The founder of 1sixty8 media, Mitch Schaffer, is launching a new division aimed squarely at solving one of the most frustrating challenges facing mobile electronics retailers today: the overwhelming workload that comes from running a small business without enough help.

The new venture, 1sixty8 AI, is designed to help shop owners reclaim their time, reduce costs, and increase profits through smart, practical automation. By identifying and automating the everyday tasks that drain time and resources, 1sixty8 AI delivers solutions that streamline operations and improve overall efficiency.

“I’ve owned and worked with mobile electronics shops for more than thirty years,” says Schaffer. “I know exactly how exhausting it is to handle every little task while trying to grow your business. With 1sixty8 AI, we’re making automation accessible, affordable, and totally tailored to how shops actually work.”

Unlike one-size-fits-all platforms, 1sixty8 AI offers hands-on consulting, fully custom solutions, and ongoing support, helping retailers adopt automation at their own pace. The result: more consistent operations, fewer dropped balls, and more time to focus on what matters.

1sixty8 AI is now offering initial consultations to mobile electronics retailers across the United States.

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About 1sixty8 AI

1sixty8 AI provides automation solutions designed to help small and mid-sized businesses save time, reduce overhead, and operate more consistently. The company was founded by Mitch Schaffer, who owned and operated a successful mobile electronics retail store for nearly 30 years and is also the founder of 1sixty8 media. Drawing on deep industry experience, Mitch and the 1sixty8 AI team create practical, AI-powered systems that address the real operational challenges shop owners face every day.

12-5-2017, trucks.com -- Autonomous technology is set to transform the motor industry, but there are no clear paths for manufacturers. As the autonomous mobility industry takes shape, artificial intelligence could play a much bigger role.

The Society of Automotive Engineers uses a classification system of 5 levels of vehicle autonomy based on the amount of necessary driver intervention. Level 1, for example, requires a driver to be in control at all times but allows for automated acceleration and braking. Level 5 requires no human intervention. Most automakers are on the cusp of introducing Level 3 and 4 autonomous vehicles.

The Self-Drive Act passed in September will establish key deadlines for how these technologies will make their way onto the streets and highways. It will allow stakeholders to put up to 100,000 autonomous vehicles on the road for testing purposes by 2021.

The pace at which the technology is developing has created an environment where traditional manufacturers risk being overtaken by tech firms. This is pushing cross-industry collaboration.

Self-driving systems are now based on complex algorithms, cameras and Lidar sensors to create a digital world that helps autonomous vehicles orient their position on the road and identify other vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians. Such systems are incredibly difficult to design and produce. They must be programmed to cope with an almost limitless number of variables found on roads.

As the industry looks to machine-learning as the basis for autonomous systems, artificial intelligence could be the next big disruptor.

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