Alibaba-backed self-driving startup DeepRoute.ai is making deliveries for courier Deppon · TechNode

Deppon, a Chinese language courier firm backed by e-commerce heavyweight JD.com, has had autonomous car startup DeepRoute.ai hauling cargo for it on a number of routes in Shenzhen as a part of a newly publicized partnership between the 2 corporations. DeepRoute is hauling freight between a Deppon warehouse and three terminals throughout town’s Futian and Longhua districts from 8 p.m. to six a.m. every day, with the corporate claiming that 100% of shipments have been delivered on time, based on a Friday announcement. The autos getting used have security drivers behind the wheel, consistent with native site visitors rules. DeepRoute secured $300 million in a funding spherical led by Alibaba final September and can also be backed by enterprise capitalists corresponding to GSR Ventures. [Deeproute statement, in Chinese]