JD.com Pledges to Retrain 700,000 Couriers as It Orders 3M Robots by 2030
JD•JD.com chairman Richard Liu pledged to retrain the company’s 700,000 delivery workers through the 'Nirvana Project,' partnering with 120 schools for roles in robot maintenance and repair. JD Logistics plans to deploy 3 million robots, 1 million autonomous vehicles and 100,000 drones by 2030 to fully automate its supply chain.
1. Nirvana Project Launch
JD.com founder and chairman Richard Liu announced the 'Nirvana Project,' a mass retraining initiative for its 700,000 couriers in partnership with about 120 Chinese schools to prepare employees for roles in robot maintenance and repair, pledging that no displaced workers will lose their jobs.
2. Robotics Deployment Plan
JD Logistics committed to purchasing 3 million robots, 1 million autonomous vehicles and 100,000 delivery drones by 2030, building on its current fleet of hundreds of autonomous vehicles across more than 10 provinces, testing millions of kilometers of routes with unmanned trucks and planning its first fully unmanned delivery station.
3. Expected Supply Chain Transformation
The company expects robotics to eventually replace all human couriers, aiming to automate parcel deliveries worldwide over the next five years, which could significantly reduce labor costs and reshape its operational efficiency.
