JD Logistics rural drone delivery routes increase to 131, will cover 301 administrative villages by year-end

After launching its first batch of 78 drone delivery routes in June this year, JD Logistics has densified its network to 131 routes and expects to cover all 301 administrative villages in the county by year-end, ranking first nationwide in rural drone delivery scale. In Quxian, Dazhou, 48 routes connect 45 villages, improving delivery timeliness by more than 80% and reducing overall costs by about 50%; the model has the government guarantee sites and village-level last-mile personnel, while the company handles equipment investment and operations.