JD deploys delivery robots in Shanghai lockdown neighborhoods
JD Logistics deployed autonomous delivery robots in Shanghai’s Pudong New Area for contactless last-mile delivery.
Evidence notes
- The robots served locked-down neighborhoods during the Shanghai COVID-19 outbreak.
- JD said it had nearly 400 autonomous delivery vehicles operating in more than 25 Chinese cities at the time.
- The deployment places JD's technology into commercial automation and autonomous-system workflows beyond a lab-only setting.
Company context
JD.com is a Chinese retail and logistics group whose JD Logistics arm develops and deploys unmanned delivery vehicles and related smart-logistics automation.