China’s tech giants race to put AI on delivery riders’ heads
- Source
- South China Morning Post - Business
- Source link
- https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3362761/chinas-tech-giants-race-put-ai-delivery-riders-heads?utm_source=rss_feed
- Published
- 2026-08-03 07:00:09
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-03 08:56:43
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- China
- Organisations
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- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has launched an smart helmet for food couriers with features enabled by artificial intelligence technology, following similar roll-outs by rivals Alibaba Group Holding and Meituan as they seek to improve rider safety and boost delivery efficiency. The helmet integrates an AI-driven voice assistant with a camera that can “see” the surrounding environment, JD.com’s food delivery unit announced on Monday. The company said the device was designed to minimise...
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