SHANGHAI, July 27,
2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Dada Group (Nasdaq: DADA)
("Dada"), China's leading local
on-demand delivery and retail platform, today announced that it is
set to advance an autonomous delivery operation open system, which
has already been adopted by SEVEN FRESH and Yonghui Supermarket to
normalize the scalable use of unmanned delivery vehicles for
on-demand delivery service. Teaming up with JD Logistics and
autonomous delivery vehicle developer White Rhino, Dada Group will
jointly establish the autonomous delivery ecosystem in the
supermarket scenario.
Dada Now, Dada's on-demand delivery platform, has leveraged its
proprietary software and technologies for on-demand delivery and
massive online shopping scenarios to develop the autonomous
delivery operation system for unmanned delivery vehicles in
supermarkets. The system has realized automatic order distribution
for supermarket stores, and can manage package loading, terminal
connection, and abnormal order operation through its human
interaction system in order to assist the unmanned vehicles in
efficiently fulfilling the online orders. Dada Now's autonomous
delivery operation open system has already been applied by SEVEN
FRESH and Yonghui's unmanned vehicles to cover a dozen
neighbourhoods, fulfilling nearly 5,000 orders with driving mileage
over 10,000 kilometres.
The demand for online grocery delivery service is growing fast
in China. According to the report
"China's On-demand Retail
Industry 2021" conducted by iResearch this June, consumers are
increasingly embracing on-demand consumption, with the most
commonly purchased categories including fruits and vegetables,
dairy products, meat and eggs. This rapid growth in on-demand
delivery, rising labour costs and a shortage of couriers have at
times led to difficulty in fulfilling orders quickly for
consumers. The unmanned delivery vehicles provide a viable
alternative to address these challenges.
Compared with traditional delivery, unmanned vehicles feature
lower delivery cost, larger carrying capacity, stronger stability,
and higher safety, for one-hour delivery. For example, the
manufacturing for JD's autonomous delivery vehicles includes over
50 processes and over 140 checks for quality to ensure its
stability. And the vehicles support "scheduled delivery," in which
customers can designate times for the vehicle to come to their
neighbourhoods. The unmanned vehicles can be deployed in extreme
weather conditions, as well as peak and out-of-business hours to
autonomously complete delivery missions when the availability of
delivery riders is limited.
The on-demand delivery industry has become more open and
collaborative as an ecosystem. Technology is playing a core role to
help partners collaborate through digital platforms, and to
optimize operational efficiency. As the establisher of the unmanned
delivery ecosystem, Dada also aims to link its upstream and
downstream partners, and scale up the R&D of the software and
infrastructure for autonomous delivery services as part of its
latest effort to accelerate the transition to the era of smart
delivery. To expand its unmanned delivery network, Dada Now
together with JD Logistics and White Rhino, plans to bring unmanned
delivery to the daily lives of China's urbanites.
"On-demand delivery is one the first application scenarios where
unmanned delivery vehicles are commercialized. We are confident
that the combination of Dada's system for autonomous delivery and
our partners' highly intelligent delivery vehicles will enable
sweeping delivery cost reductions, make our roads safer, lower
carbon emissions, and bring greater value to retailers and business
partners," said Jun Yang,
Co-Founder, Director and CTO of Dada Group.
About Dada Group
Dada Group is a leading platform of local on-demand retail and
delivery in China. It operates
JDDJ, one of China's largest local
on-demand retail platforms for retailers and brand owners, and Dada
Now, a leading local on-demand delivery platform open to merchants
and individual senders across various industries and product
categories. The Company's two platforms are inter-connected and
mutually beneficial. The Dada Now platform enables an improved
delivery experience for participants on the JDDJ platform through
its readily accessible fulfilment solutions and strong on-demand
delivery infrastructure. Meanwhile, the vast volume of on-demand
delivery orders from the JDDJ platform increases order volume and
density for the Dada Now platform. In June
2020, Dada Group began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market,
under the ticker symbol "DADA."
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