For example, at the front desk and door of the company, the safety of users and riders in the process of picking up vegetables is guaranteed by reducing face-to-face contact. Only one order is delivered at a time, which avoids the risk of cross-infection caused by spelling orders and adds a layer of guarantee for safe delivery.
Non-contact distribution is very important during the epidemic, and many platforms are doing non-contact distribution at present. For example, Meituan, Tiantian Fresh, Shihui Group and so on. Now contactless distribution has become the standard of KFC and McDonald's.
Advantages and disadvantages of unmanned distribution
The advantage of unmanned distribution is high flexibility and is not limited by traffic terrain. At present, the main modes of unmanned distribution are drone distribution and unmanned vehicle distribution. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has strong flexibility in the distribution process, can be intelligently dispatched, is not limited by traffic terrain, can be delivered in a straight line, and can complete the distribution in a short time. Unmanned distribution can avoid contact between people. Drivers do not need to face a major disaster, which can prevent the disaster from further worsening or spreading.
The disadvantage of unmanned distribution is low public acceptance. When there is no delivery, not only drivers but also couriers feel that their jobs will be robbed. Distribution personnel believe that enterprises use distribution robots to replace people, which is essentially to save operating costs and labor costs, which will pose a threat to their survival. The supervision system is not perfect. In Europe, Germany adopts a licensing system to supervise unmanned vehicles. Vehicles need to apply to the government to get on the road. Britain needs to supervise micro-motor vehicles, which are regarded as motor vehicles by default.