U Power, an EV battery power solutions provider in China, has launched its AI-based autonomous unmanned battery swapping logistics vehicles.

The company has road-tested these vehicles, which combine AI-driven autonomous driving technology with UOTTA's automated battery swapping system.

U Power founder and CEO Jia Li explained that the growing global demand for last-mile delivery has created a need for vehicles that can operate continuously under high-intensity conditions.

Traditional electric logistics vehicles, which rely on manual plug-in charging, are unable to meet these demands.

U Power claims that its solution addresses this gap by integrating autonomous driving technology with fully automated, unmanned battery swapping, enabling round-the-clock operations without human intervention.

Li highlighted the technical value of the product, explaining that U Power's autonomous battery-swapping logistics vehicle utilises an AI algorithm powered by a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) architecture to process data from multiple sensors.

This enables real-time path planning and decision-making, boosting the vehicle's ability to respond effectively in unexpected road situations.

Furthermore, the product's data interface and cloud platform can seamlessly integrate with various logistics companies and parking systems.

Li discussed the market potential, explaining that autonomous logistics vehicles with self-operating battery-swapping capabilities are primarily designed for logistics and industrial parks.

As the industrial internet and lighthouse factories continue to evolve within the context of a low-carbon economy, automated green logistics systems centred on autonomous vehicles have become an indispensable transportation solution for these facilities.

This technological innovation is set to reduce green logistics operating costs by more than 46%.

"We have already initiated contact with prominent logistics companies in multiple markets, including Hong Kong, Thailand, Mexico, Peru, and Portugal, to jointly promote the comprehensive application of autonomous logistics vehicles with self-operating battery swap capability and supporting solutions,” Li added.