"Numerous clips of autonomous delivery vans ripping around cities have swirled on Chinese social media in recent days, showcasing the new technology's capabilities - as well as its many, many shortcomings. One video which went viral on the Pinterest-like app Xiaohongshu shows a Neolix X3 unit bouncing aggressively as it barrels down a potholed gravel path. The X3 sports two massive lithium batteries on the bottom of its chassis, a configuration which clearly isn't helping the vehicle's suspension as it rattles down the block."
"Neolix, for example, says it's deployed over 10,000 robovans across 300 cities as of October, according to The Robot Report. In Qingdao alone, there are already more than1,200 self-driving cargo vans, which have racked over 31 million miles and thousands of deliveries since they've been in operation. Though Neolix isn't the only robovan company operating throughout the People's Republic, it's certainly the biggest. It was the first to obtain an autonomous delivery license in 2021, enabling it to start accumulating miles on select public roads."
Autonomous delivery vans are operating widely across Chinese cities and frequently appear in viral social-media clips showing both capabilities and failures. Several Neolix X3 units are filmed bouncing on potholed gravel roads, with heavy under-chassis lithium batteries worsening suspension performance. Clips also show smaller vans reacting to debris like corn cobs, a ZTO van stuck in wet cement, and a robovan threatening a woman's drying vegetables. Neolix reports over 10,000 deployed robovans across 300 cities and more than 1,200 in Qingdao that have logged over 31 million miles and thousands of deliveries. Other firms like Rino.ai operate thousands more vans nationwide. Safety concerns are rising as deployments expand.
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