JD.com's autonomous delivery vehicles will launch in Tianjin

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JD.com expects to begin delivering orders using these vehicles before its anniversary on June 18 this year. While JD.com has previously tested these self-driving delivery vehicles in enclosed areas, such as university campuses and its headquarters in Beijing, this is the first time they will be seen in the streets along with road and pedestrian traffic.

The company has also launched a new project with support from the local government in Tianjin, and will be using its big data, artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies to play a part in the metropolis’ smart city initiative.

JD.com will research, manufacture and test its smart logistics technologies, including robots, drones and autonomous delivery vehicles, in Tianjin as part of the new project.

The company said it will also invest billions of yuan – adding to a pool of funds from the local government – to finance start-ups in robotics, AI, smart manufacturing, smart cities and smart ports.

JD.com has also launched two unstaffed convenience stores in the city, after opening one in Yantai in Shandong province and one at Sunrise Shopping Centre in Dalian in Liaoning province.

The company expects to open about 100 unstaffed stores this year, and is also planning to open its first overseas store.

京东配送机器人和无人超市在天津生态城亮相

1月18日，中新天津生态城与京东集团签约，作为全球城市复杂环境下的首次试跑，京东配送机器人在中新天津生态城上路运行，同时，双方合作在中新天津生态城开办的无人超市正式开张纳客。

在配送机器人的发车仪式现场，首次投入运行的京东配送机器人引来了不少路人的围观，这辆高度与人齐腰的配送机器人，会自行拐弯、规避路障、礼让行人，一切操作都在无人操控的情况下自动完成。

配送机器人的“身体”包括有6个“快递箱”，在送货过程中，遇到障碍物或者行人，会主动减速避让。

货物送达后，收货人只需在机器人自带的屏幕上输入提前收到的短信验证码，“快递箱”就会自动打开，取完货物后，配送机器人会自动按路线返回。

据了解，京东配送机器人先期在中新天津生态城万通小区、万科小区、生态城管委会和动漫园四个区域内进行快件派送，待积累城市环境运行经验及各方面条件更为成熟后，京东将把配送机器人试验区域扩展到整个生态城。

未来几个月内，京东将在中新天津生态城全面启动无人配送机器人运营配套设施建设与运营落地活动，预计在今年618之前即可实现配送机器人城市内配送试运营。

位于中新天津生态城动漫园的京东无人超市170平方米空间里，不仅陈列着食品、饮料、日用百货等800多种单品，还隐藏了人脸识别、行为抓取、智能选址、智能定价、智慧货仓、无人收银等技术成果。

18日开业的京东无人超市中新生态城动漫园店是华北地区首家社会化运营的京东无人超市。与已经投入运营的北京京东总部店相比，中新天津生态城动漫园店有了全面升级，面积是总部店面的三倍，还提升了面部识别技术，并采用云数据计算有效降低识别误差；尤其是结算通道升级后，结算速度更快、识别更准，整个购物过程更加简洁安全、流畅便利。也是京东目前投放运营的最大一家无人超市。

顾客通过京东APP，进店时在闸机刷二维码，并正视前方摄像头，可实现人脸信息和京东账号绑定；进入门店后，随处可见用来计算客流，用户走向的摄像头装置，记录顾客的选择喜好、优化店铺的布局同时，还能监控店内违规行为；结算时，顾客无需进行主动扫码或开展其他操作，布设在通道里的天线通过射频识别结算就完成了，穿过结算通道的顾客只需刷脸即可在不知不觉中完成结算。如果没有购物，也需要通过结算通道“刷脸”放行。

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