'Uber for logistics' Lalamove enters driver-starved Japan market

Chinese unicorn taps AI to optimize delivery process

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As with Uber and other ride-hailing apps, Lalamove's prices are lower during off-peak periods and higher at busy times. (Photo by Noriyuki Doi)

NORIYUKI DOI, Nikkei staff writer

SHANGHAI -- Chinese logistics platform Lalamove is expanding into Japan, aiming to bring the AI-powered services that made it a global leader to a country short on parcel delivery personnel.

Lalamove's Japan office began recruiting freelance licensed cargo drivers in Tokyo on Facebook last month. After registering online, taking online training, and submitting a driver's license and other necessary documents, drivers can start making deliveries.

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