Meituan: Putting 100,000 smart helmets this year

In the afternoon news on April 25, in order to further ensure the safety of rider delivery, Meituan Delivery announced today that it will launch 100,000 new smart safety helmets in Beijing, Suzhou, Haikou and other cities this year. During the pilot period,The cost of the helmet does not need to be borne by the rider, and the rider must wear it according to the relevant specifications during the order.

It is reported that the research and development of Meituan smart safety helmets will be launched in June 2020, and will be piloted in batches in Hunan, Guangdong, Liaoning, Ningxia and other provinces in June 2021. Meituan Delivery announced today, “This year, 100,000 new units will be launched in Beijing, Haikou, Suzhou and other cities. “

According to the R&D personnel of Meituan’s smart safety helmet, as the exclusive equipment for takeaway riders independently developed and patented by Meituan, the smart safety helmet has passed various strict tests and meets national standards. On the basis of traditional helmets,Innovatively developed multiple smart safety functions such as wearing and collision detection functions, self-sensing taillights, Bluetooth headsets, microphones, and shortcut buttons.

According to reports, riders need to operate their mobile phones or make calls many times during the whole process from order receipt to delivery, which can easily lead to distraction and accidents. The voice call and order taking functions of the smart safety helmet greatly improve the safety of delivery.

In July 2021, seven departments jointly issued the “Guiding Opinions on Implementing the Responsibilities of Online Catering Platforms and Effectively Protecting the Rights and Interests of Food Delivery Delivery Persons”. The opinions put forward clear instructions on “protecting labor safety”, and at the same time focusing on “optimizing the working environment”, it clearly proposed “encouraging the development of wearable devices such as smart helmets”.

“Safety is the closest way to distribution.” The person in charge of the Meituan distribution smart safety helmet project said that the use of technological means to ensure and improve the safety of riders is the original intention of the development of smart helmets.

Compared with traditional ordinary helmets, smart helmets will incur additional costs due to the addition of smart modules, redesign and customization, etc. In this regard, Meituan Delivery stated that during the pilot period, the cost of smart helmets will not be borne by riders. During the ordering period, the rider must wear it according to the relevant specifications.