/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/VYP6LFKAZZLOBH7ANEWWEALBAY.jpg?fit=758%2C9999&ssl=1 "Alibaba to develop self-driving trucks with logistics unit Cainiao")
Cheng Li, chief technology officer of Alibaba Group, speaks next to a Cainiao autonomous delivery robot at the Global Smart Logistics Summit organised by Alibaba’s logistics arm Cainiao, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China June 10, 2021. REUTERS/Yilei Sun
Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (9988.HK) plans to develop self-driving trucks with logistics subsidiary Cainiao, Chief Technology Officer Cheng Li said on Thursday.
Cheng also said Cainiao aims to introduce 1,000 autonomous delivery robots in China over the next year.
The announcement comes as dozens of startups,…
