According to media reports, Meituan Distribution announced that it will launch 100,000 new smart safety helmets that can be voice-received in Beijing, Suzhou, Haikou and other cities this year. And, riders don't need to incur helmet costs during the pilot.
Source: Titanium Media
It is understood that Meituan Distribution began to invest in the research and development of smart helmets in June 2020. Smart helmets add multiple smart safety features such as wearing and collision detection functions, self-sensing taillights, Bluetooth headsets, microphones, and shortcut buttons to the traditional safety helmets.
Source: Titanium Media
Riders wearing smart helmets will greatly improve safety, in the delivery process, riders can use smart helmets to take orders, calls, built-in photoelectric sensors, motion sensors can also monitor the rider's wearing status during delivery.
According to reports, in June 2021, Meituan Distribution has launched pilot projects in batches in Hunan, Guangdong, Liaoning, Ningxia and other provinces. In addition to the research and development of intelligent safety helmets, Meituan has also launched a series of measures such as training and publicity, algorithm optimization, and police-enterprise cooperation to comprehensively ensure the safety of riders.
Source: Titanium Media