Recently, Shanghai Postal Branch has launched its first unmanned vehicle delivery route in the urban area of Shanghai in Jinhai community, Fengxian district. This route is primarily used for mail transit from collection and delivery offices to Cainiao stations, providing a novel solution for the last mile express delivery.

China Post’s unmanned delivery vehicle running on the street.

Different from conventional delivery vehicles, the unmanned delivery vehicles deployed in this initial phase feature large capacity and high efficiency. The compartment, occupying most part of the whole body, has a loading capacity of three cubic meters and can carry up to 500 kg of express items at one time. Moreover, these vehicles boast a maximum speed of 20 km per hour and a range of 100 km on a full charge. Each vehicle is equipped with an advanced Level 4 autonomous driving technology. The indoor and outdoor high-precision positioning can be switched seamlessly through multi-sensor deep fusion perception technology. And a 360-degree unobstructed perception system can be constructed through LiDAR, cameras, and millimeter-wave radar for precise identification of road conditions. Such architecture makes it possible to ensure safe operation as well as timely delivery.