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Big delivery trucks can also be big targets, so now, the united nations world food programme is trying out a new way of delivering emergency supplies using a fleet of smaller vehicles. its building its own delivery network using uber software and even some of its drivers. they can designate vehicles that are on board to the programme and they have got the same dispatch technology, they can track the food, etc. it essentially their own private—label uber that we built for them. its the software...

The programme and they have got the same dispatch technology, they can track the food, etc. its essentially their own private—label uber that we built for them. its the software behind what you see if you use uber thats been customised for the world food programme. uber usually charges big brands and supermarkets to use its delivery toolkit. this is the first time its given it away for free and its for humanitarian use. its not like you can wait a month to get food to people. people have got t...