China’s first vehicle specification level driverless express logistics vehicle opened the internal test of application scenarios.
On December 27, the driverless express logistics vehicle “pioneer” developed by matrix data technology started the internal test of the application scenario at Zhongtong express headquarters. It is understood that the express unmanned vehicle is the first vehicle specification level driverless express logistics vehicle in China. It runs in the motorway, with a design speed of more than 70 kilometers per hour and a vehicle range of 240 kilometers.
In an interview with surging news reporters, Jin Renqun, director of Zhongtong express Development Research Center, said that not fighting the express price war needs to have more confidence in technology. How to rely on technology to make a good decision on unit cost in the next decade is the main direction of transformation, “At present, the highlight of Zhongtong is the” rabbit happy life “express station. In the future, it will reduce costs and increase efficiency by replacing the distribution from the network to the station with the driverless express logistics vehicle of” pioneer ”
Matrix data technology is a technology enterprise focusing on the R & D of new energy distribution vehicles and logistics unmanned vehicles and terminal automatic distribution services. It is an intelligent driving enterprise with vehicle production qualification filed by the state.
Gu Zulin, President of matrix data technology, said in an interview with surging news reporters that there are many enterprises developing express unmanned vehicles, and the difference of matrix data technology’s “pioneer” product is that it is the only express unmanned vehicle taking the motorway in China, and can get on the new energy license plate, which is mainly used in the open section from the network to the post station. Some unmanned vehicles in the industry are mainly used in the closed area from the post station to the user’s downstairs. The product form is defined as low-speed vehicles that cannot be licensed.
It is understood that the unmanned vehicles at the end are generally used in closed places such as campus, community and park. Through online reservation or telephone communication, the unmanned vehicles are delivered to the door within the specified time. At present, China Express unmanned vehicles have been widely used in terminal distribution, such as Zhongtong, Yuantong, rookie, China Post, Suning, Jingdong, etc.
“When Zhongtong Express has low-cost transportation capacity, it may change the retail ecological environment of the whole city. At present, the planning of ‘pioneer’ express unmanned vehicle is applied to the section from Zhongtong network to the post station, but in the future, it may also be directly from Zhongtong transfer center to the post station. After all, it is not easy to find a large number of package rental houses in the city.” Jin Renqun introduced that the main mode from Zhongtong outlets to tuxi post station is B to small B. the express unmanned vehicle is connected with the courier. The operation of the courier is still required in the handling, loading and unloading, delivery and other links, which mainly replaces the existing regular vehicles of Zhongtong express.
What pain points can express unmanned vehicles solve? Gu Zulin said that the volume of express delivery doubled in three years, while the annual turnover rate of express delivery was 76%, and the supply was far from the growth rate of express delivery. A courier can be equipped with 5 express unmanned vehicles. Each vehicle can work for more than 10 hours. It can deliver 2000 to 3000 pieces a day. The average delivery volume of couriers in the past was about 320. Once the “pioneer” express unmanned vehicle is invested, the overall efficiency can be improved dozens of times in the future. In the future, the courier will be mainly responsible for providing door-to-door services to the community users corresponding to the post station, and the courier will also become the operation and maintenance personnel of unmanned vehicles.
For the time plan widely used in the future, Jin Renqun said that the “pioneer” unmanned express vehicle can not obtain a wide range of road rights at present, and can be tested on limited open roads in some areas such as Jiading, Lingang and Daxing in Shanghai. It is planned to popularize the campus, community, industrial park and other scenes covered by Zhongtong within 1 to 2 years, and it is possible to really move towards the urban road within 2 to 3 years. It is estimated that at a certain time point from 2022 to 2023, under the situation of urgent market demand, the technology, cost and performance of express unmanned vehicle can reach the critical point of real delivery. However, in this process, many efforts are needed to accumulate data and experience and promote the implementation of supporting laws and regulations.
(surging News)
