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A Walmart Manager Uses AI To Get Workers Home On Time - Here's How - AOL

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In short

Former Walmart truck driver and now regional load manager Leo Garcia developed an AI app to solve the 'empty miles' problem for truckers. The app, created after completing a Google AI certification program offered by Walmart, automatically finds ideal truckloads on drivers' return routes to limit inefficient mileage. The article also highlights other logistics AI applications, including DHL Express's use of AI-powered robots for parcel sorting and Frito-Lay's predictive maintenance using IoT sensors.

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Tags: walmart, logistics, trucking, empty-miles, AI-app, route-optimization

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