Meituan Timeline

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• 2026-05-21 - Capability - Meituan puts low-altitude delivery network into regular operation - The company introduced M-Drone 4L Winch, M-Port 3 and M-DaaS 3 as an integrated logistics system. Meituan said the network had completed more than 900,000 real customer orders. The company began recruiting authorised service providers to expand the model… - source: meituan.com
• 2026-04-29 - Deployment - Meituan delivery robots enter Chongqing airport - The indoor-outdoor robots entered service at the airport's T3 terminal on April 29. Passengers can order from terminal merchants in the Meituan app and receive goods at departure gates. Meituan reported nearly 37,000 cumulative Little Hornet deliveries and… - source: meituan.com
• 2025-04-22 - Regulatory - Meituan earns nationwide low-altitude logistics certificate for delivery drones - The Civil Aviation Administration of China reviewed Meituan's fourth-generation drone. The certificate allows regular commercial drone delivery services across China. Meituan had opened 53 delivery routes and completed more than 450,000 drone orders by the… - source: global.chinadaily.com.cn
• 2025-03-20 - Deployment - Keeta Drone completes first cross-sea drone delivery in Hong Kong - Keeta Drone said Meituan completed its first low-altitude logistics delivery task in Hong Kong on March 20, 2025. The delivery landed at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology after a takeoff command from Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee. Keeta… - source: keetadrone.com
• 2024-12-17 - Deployment - Meituan opens commercial drone routes in Dubai - Dubai's civil aviation authority issued Meituan a BVLOS drone-delivery commercial-operation certificate. The company opened multiple commercial routes in the emirate on the same date. Meituan framed the deployment as an export of its urban low-altitude… - source: meituan.com
• 2023-07-05 - Product Launch - Meituan launches fourth-generation delivery drone - The aircraft was developed over more than two years for dense urban delivery routes. Meituan said it could operate from minus 20 to 50 degrees Celsius and in rain, snow, strong wind and darkness. At launch, Meituan reported nearly 170,000 drone deliveries… - source: meituan.com