Meituan Technology Team

Apr 8, 2021 · Operations

Meituan’s Autonomous Delivery Vehicles: Deployment, Operations, and Future Plans

Since early 2020 Meituan has rapidly deployed a fleet of nearly 100 Level‑4 autonomous delivery robots across more than 20 Beijing communities, handling tens of thousands of grocery orders with human riders for first‑ and last‑mile tasks, while cutting hardware costs, eliminating onboard safety operators, and planning future drone and possible autonomous‑taxi expansions.