Meituan, JD.com, Amazon, Google challenged drones to deliver US media, saying that Chinese technology and applications have been leading

Cover news reporter Zhang Yuexi

On July 10, the American "The Diplomat" ("Diplomat") magazine published an article, saying that China is vigorously developing drone delivery technology, such as Meituan and JD.com are overcome drone distribution to solve the rural areas For long -distance delivery and high demand pressure in the suburbs. At the same time, compared with companies such as Amazon, "China's drone delivery technology and experience have led the United States."

On the same day, Meituan and China Aviation Society and other units issued the group standards for the "UAV Cities Low Logistics Operation Regulations" to promote the establishment of a safe operation standard system for the establishment of the UAV distribution service in low -altitude fields in cities. Gong Weijie, deputy director of the National Intelligent Connecting Automobile Innovation Center, Secretary -General of the China Intelligent Connected Automobile Industry Innovation Alliance, believes that this group standard will fill the current status of the relevant standards of the relevant standards in the field of automatic distribution, and it will also have positive demonstration internationally.

The global epidemic is repeated, and consumers have improved the confirmation requirements of "fast", and changes from demand are rapidly promoting technological changes. At present, many Chinese companies including Meituan and JD.com, as well as American technology giants such as Google and Amazon, are actively developing low -altitude drone distribution technology to adapt to fast performance in different scenarios.

It is understood that Jingdong began exploring drone delivery technology in 2015. Since then, it has established drone logistics distribution and navigation logistics systems: trunk line, branch lines, and terminals. Meituan is challenging more complicated cities at low altitude distribution. Through the local real -time delivery network of open space, it is committed to providing users with 3 km and 15 minutes of standard distribution services. As of May this year, Meituan Drone has landed in 10 communities and 4 business districts in Shenzhen. The service covers more than 8,000 residents and completed the order for real users exceeding 54,000 orders.

▲ Meituan uses drones to send takeaway orders

Unlike domestic high -density and high -frequency low -altitude network distribution, foreign drone delivery is more carried out in the suburbs of local wide people. For example, the Wing drone delivery test under Google has chosen in low -density areas such as Virginia and Canberra, Australia. Amazon's progress will be more slow. It has only recently announced that its first drone will be approved by the regulatory authority and will provide delivery services in California, USA.

According to foreign media analysis, China's drone delivery has a huge market prospect in rural and urban areas: the last mile of the last mile of rural China is high, and the complex terrain is the biggest obstacle to the order. ; In cities, the timeliness delay brought by traffic congestion in some areas also makes it more convenient for drone delivery.

The breakthrough of drone delivery technology is inseparable from the rapid development of China's instant retail. Under the new format of real -time retail, the most intuitive feature is "fast" first, that is, it is mainly dedicated to meeting consumers' instantaneous needs anytime and anywhere, and provides services that are delivered quickly after online and placing online. When more and more consumers are used to "takeaway as express delivery", technology companies are also seeking "faster" breakthroughs.

Gong Weijie believes that with the rapid development of "instant distribution", the delivery capacity of delivery to home in thirty or even minutes will bring huge changes to the commodity circulation system. Drone distribution, automatic vehicle distribution and other vehicles will be It will be the key ability element of this trend.

"China's commercial drone delivery has great prospects and will continue to develop in the next few years." "Diplomat" magazine analysis believes that China has passed the national standard and policy environment of the first drone logistics in 2021 in 2021 It is also more favorable, "Although the growth is slow, it is more stable."

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