Xiaomanlv
Also known as Little Donkey
Low speed autonomous parcel van that delivers packages on Chinese university campuses and residential districts, developed by Alibaba and operated by its Cainiao logistics arm.
| Maker | Cainiao, Alibaba Group |
|---|---|
| Country | China |
| First shown | 2020 |
| Status | In service |
| Actuation | Four wheeled low speed electric vehicle with a parcel locker body |
| Power | Battery electric drive with swappable batteries |
| Sensors | Lidar and cameras |
| Autonomy | Level 4 autonomy limited to campuses and low speed roads, with remote monitoring |
Xiaomanlv is a compact low speed electric delivery vehicle with a locker body, built to run the final stretch from a campus parcel station to a dormitory or apartment block. It navigates with lidar and cameras at bicycle speeds and drops parcels at pickup points where recipients unlock a hatch with a code. The vehicle came out of Alibaba's DAMO Academy research group and was folded into Cainiao's logistics operation. Fleets work several hundred Chinese campuses.
Of note
- Passed 10 million parcels delivered in 2022.
- Unveiled at Alibaba's Apsara conference in September 2020 as a DAMO Academy project.
- Deployed across several hundred university campuses in China.