We have a deep understanding of the corresponding speed of e-commerce logistics distribution and the continuous improvement of services. In the view of many e-commerce platforms, under the increasingly obvious trend of commodity homogenization, it has become a consensus to further establish barriers to competition through the improvement of logistics services. Both JD logistics and rookie network have now become one of the most important service systems of JD and Alibaba. How to make logistics more "intelligent" has become the key to the competition of major logistics platforms

UAV distribution will enter normal operation

On June 8 last year, Jingdong UAV completed its first rural distribution in Caoji Township, Suqian, Jiangsu Province. Since this year, the strategic planning of Jingdong UAV has become more and more clear. It has formulated the three-level navigable UAV logistics network layout including trunk line, branch line and terminal distribution, and completed the landing of a series of supporting technologies and facilities such as UAV flight control dispatching center, flight service center, R & D center and manufacturing center, which has greatly promoted the development process of Jingdong UAV industry. In June this year, Jingdong UAV carried out normalized operation in Xi'an and Suqian. As of July 31, more than 800 sorties, more than 4000 kilometers and more than 14000 minutes of operational flights had been completed in Xi'an alone

Recently, Jingdong Group signed five cooperation agreements with the government, enterprises, universities and other partners in Xi'an for the development and landing strategy of UAV industry. The agreement covers the construction of key demonstration projects, talent training, scientific research and development, technology landing and application and other aspects. It is reported that in February this year, JD group has signed a strategic cooperation agreement on smart logistics with Shaanxi provincial government, and reached a series of consensus on the development of UAV industry. The two sides will jointly build "the world's first low altitude UAV logistics network"

In the view of insiders, the maturity of JD UAV technology and application will greatly improve the current situation of low efficiency, high cost and poor user experience of traditional rural logistics, create more application scenarios for navigable logistics operations such as agricultural products uplink, and improve the resource circulation efficiency of the whole society

Robot warehouse improves picking efficiency

For major logistics distribution platforms, how to make distribution more "intelligent" has undoubtedly become the focus of industry competition, and making the distribution process "unmanned" has become the main direction of the development of major logistics distribution platforms

According to the reporter of Nanfang Daily, rookie network has now established a logistics storage fund with a scale of 8.5 billion yuan with China Life Insurance to further layout the intelligent logistics infrastructure. Rookies have also promoted the application of artificial intelligence technology in more tmall warehouses. In June this year, a warehouse center of tmall in Guangdong launched China's largest intelligent logistics robot warehouse, which can improve the picking efficiency by more than three times. Controlled by algorithms, these robots can automatically lift goods and walk around, avoid each other and queue up, representing the highest level of robot warehouses in China

Jd.com has also made a layout in the aspect of "unmanned" intelligent logistics. As the only intelligent robot sorting center in the global e-commerce industry, jd.com intelligent robot sorting center located in Mayong, Dongguan covers an area of 1200 square meters. With eight automatic transmission channels, more than 300 intelligent sorting robots adopt a new generation of intelligent algorithm automatic sorting system, During 618 this year, Jingdong unmanned vehicle has also completed the distribution of packages

"The robot can remember all the data, and then make the whole driving very safe. Once there is accurate 3D imaging, it can make very unexpected effects. In other words, it can find solutions that have not been found before through new technology, and the accuracy is higher." At the "2017 global automotive AI conference" held recently, Sebastian Thrun, the father of Google's unmanned vehicles, highly affirmed the "unmanned" transportation equipment in the future. In the view of industry insiders, with more "unmanned" equipment applied in the logistics distribution industry, "smart logistics" will change from "talking on paper" to a real high-quality experience< br>

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