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Highlights of new quality productive forces: Low-altitude economy
Updated: Dec 23, 2024
By Yang Yang
chinadaily.com.cn
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Low-altitude logistics distribution achievements
In August 2024, Meituan drones began food and emergency delivery services to visitors at the Badaling section of the Great Wall.
Meituan released the fourth generation of new drone models, focusing on the new multi-rotor models of urban low-altitude logistics distribution scenarios on July 5, 2023.
Meituan began self-developing drone technology in 2017 and sent the first order in Shenzhen in 2021, starting normal operations of drone delivery service.
On Dec 2, 2024, an SF Express drone took off from the Wuhan Blood Center, carrying 800 milliliters of "life-saving blood" for surgery to Wuhan Asia General Hospital, a journey that took only 19 minutes. This marked the launch of Wuhan's first low-altitude blood distribution route.
The drone is a product of Phoenix Wings, a cargo drone company of China's delivery giant SF Express. While approaching its destination, the drone can scan a QR code at the center of the parking apron to help it make a precise landing.
