AI-equipped robotic trucks are expected to deliver food in disaster zones by 2024, protecting the lives of humanitarian workers. The robotic trucks, conceptualized during Syria's Aleppo conflict, can carry 1-2 tons of food and are amphibious. Currently, the UN's World Food Programme employs around 50 of the AI vehicles in South Sudan, but they still rely on human drivers. - The agency, as part of the Autonomous Humanitarian Emergency Aid Devices (AHEAD) project, plans to begin driverless tests in early 2024.
- To function, AI technology combines data from satellites, sensors, and other sources for remote drivers to control the vehicles.
- The initial rollout of the robots will also be in South Sudan, where an estimated 7.7 million people face severe food insecurity.
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