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Unmanned aerial vehicles revolutionizing logistics, delivery services in China By FAN FEIFEI | China Daily | Updated: 2020-12-25 10:16 Share CLOSE An aerial supply drone of e-commerce platform JD takes off in Suqian, Jiangsu province, to deliver goods to a nearby village. [Photo/Xinhua]
Chinese logistics companies are beefing up efforts to apply unmanned aerial vehicles, better known as drones, to logistics and delivery activities, as part of a broader drive to enhance logistics efficiency and lower delivery costs in rural areas, as well as gain an edge in the fiercely competitive marketplace.
Rakuten Inc, a Japanese internet services company, recently completed a successful demonstration of delivering supplies via drone flights in a mountainous region in Japan by leveraging the drones and technology of JD Logistics, a unit of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.