Foreign media watched China Express drone: promotion is slow but firm is more advanced than the United States

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[Global Network UAV reporter Zhao Khan Qing] Recently, news about drone express projects in many countries is headlined, while the American Diplomat pays attention to China's drone on July 10 The express delivery business believes that China's drone express progress is "slow and firm".

It is said that foreign countries have not learned much about the progress of China's drone distribution, but in fact China has added the use of drones to solve the problem of distribution in remote rural areas and the problem of urban demand pressure. Companies like Meituan and Jingdong have been providing drone delivery services.

The article states that the express drone helps express companies to solve the problem of declining profits, especially the "last mile" cargo -related profitability. The so -called "last mile" refers to the logistics that sends the product to the door of the customer's house, which is the most expensive link in the logistics process, because it usually involves multiple sites, which may account for more than half of the transportation cost.

"Last Mile" is particularly expensive to deliver rural areas in China because it is far away and complex. With the development of e -commerce in rural areas, drones can be used to overcome logistics problems. In urban areas, drones flying at low altitude need to obtain special permission, but even so, congested traffic in some regions still makes drones more convenient than manual.

The article mentioned that JD and Meituan developed drone distribution technology and processes. JD.com began drone delivery in 2015, and established a three -level drone logistics distribution and navigation logistics system of trunk lines, branches and terminals. The trunk drone can cover a 300 -kilometer area and transport the product from one warehouse to another through a large tonnage drone. The branch drone can quickly transport smaller goods between the logistics center, and the terminal drone can go to remote areas to solve the "last mile" delivery problem. Meituan started its drone delivery business two years ago and had benefited 8,000 customers in Shenzhen through the pilot plan. The project includes seven communities to provide customers with convenient self -service. Meituan has applied to operate throughout Shenzhen, and the streets of Shenzhen are crowded with cars. Meituan also announced plans to build a drone logistics pilot center in Shanghai.

The article believes that Meituan must overcome technical problems, such as allowing drones to achieve full -time flights and distribution of different weights. The weight of parcels is increasingly not restricted. Last month, China's first unmanned cargo aircraft was flying in Hubei. It could load 500 kg of goods for 500 kilometers.

The article also noticed that Chinese regulations are suitable for the use of drones. China's first national standard for UAV Express Services took effect in January 2021. Among them, the requirements, procedures and safety issues of UAV express. In addition, the drone for commercial use (including delivery) must be registered and approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

However, this article also mentioned that although everything is conducive to the development of drone express delivery in China, its development is not as fast as some people expect. Although drones have become part of the "last mile" delivery solution, they are still shorter, low in load, and may be affected by weather. Large -scale freight drones may solve these problems, and the application of delivery robots on the ground has also accelerated in urban areas.

However, the article believes that, despite this, China's drone technology and applications are still leading the United States. Amazon recently announced the launch of the first drone distribution service in Lockeford, California. The company has always been troubled by problems such as safety mistakes in its drone.

The article also stated that China surpassed the United States in production civilian and military drones. Drone delivery helps improve the efficiency of logistics and customer satisfaction. Therefore, China's commercial drone delivery has a broad prospect and will continue to develop in the next few years.

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