JD.com to build airports for delivery drones
April 10, 2017 Category Retail, Weekly
E-commerce giant JD.com said that it will build 150 airports for unmanned aerial vehicle delivery in Sichuan Province. JD.com CEO Richard Liu said the airports are expected to open in three years and the drone delivery will help cut the freight costs by 70%. The drone service will deliver Sichuan’s products to shoppers nationwide within 24 hours and will improve delivery efficiency in remote mountainous areas in the province, Liu added. JD.com has been developing drone delivery to meet the increasing retail demand in China’s rural areas, where complex terrain and underdeveloped infrastructure have compromised timely human courier delivery. JD.com said its drones, which can carry 50 kilograms of parcels, have been put into use and drones that can carry 500 kg are in the pipeline.
- KURT VANDEPUTTE (UMICORE) APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE FLANDERS-CHINA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (FCCC)
- Webinar: “Knowing Your Chinese Partner” – May 26, 2021, 10 am – 12 am
- EMA starts rolling review of CoronaVac, WHO approves Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use
- The Global Times warns not to politicize the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI)
- Hainan to become biggest duty-free market in the world