JD.com Inc, China's second-largest e-commerce player, announced partnerships¹ with Chinese auto² makers³ SAIC Maxus and Dongfeng Motor Corporation to conduct research on the country's first automatic vans.

日前，中国第二大电子商务公司京东宣布，该公司与中国汽车制造商上汽大通和东风汽车公司建立合作关系，对中国首批自动货车进行研究。

The e-commerce giant has jointly⁴ developed two models of automatic light electric vans with SAIC Maxus and Dongfeng respectively, for the delivery of goods from JD's distribution centers to delivery stations.

这家电子商务巨头已分别与上汽大通和东风共同研发了两款自动轻型电动货车，用于将货物从京东的配送中心运送到派送站。

SAIC Maxus' electric van can sense obstacles 150 meters away and plan its route leveraging⁵ its radar⁶ system, sensors⁷ and positioning system.

其中，上汽大通的电动货车能够感受150米以内的障碍物，然后使用雷达系统、传感器和定位系统来规划其路线。

To date the van has conducted successful tests of automatic route planning, overtaking, obstacle avoidance and self-parking functions, according to JD.

据京东方面表示，目前该货车已经成功通过了自动路线规划、紧急刹车、避开障碍物和自动停车等多项测试。

The partners will carry out all-round cooperation to promote the development of automatic vehicles and related technologies, and improve the construction of an intelligent logistics system.

双方将开展全方位合作，以推动自动化车辆及相关技术的发展，同时改进智能物流系统的构建。

Automatic vans are the latest addition to JD's automated⁸ vehicle family. The company is increasingly betting on its intelligent logistics operations to differentiate⁹ itself from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

自动货车是京东自动化配送车辆家族的新型产品。该公司正逐渐加大对智能物流业务的投入，以期在与阿里巴巴的竞争中脱颖而出。