# logistics automation

Alibaba’s Cainiao Consolidates Autonomous-vehicle Arm with Jiushi Intelligent — A Step Toward Integrated, Data-driven Last-mile Logistics

A NetEase headline reports a strategic integration between Cainiao’s unmanned-vehicle arm and Jiushi Intelligent. Though the original post lacked detail, the move would fit a broader pattern of Chinese logistics platforms vertically integrating autonomy technology to cut costs, capture data and accelerate last-mile automation.