JD.com brings robot delivery vans to over 10 Chinese cities

Country's No. 2 e-tailer weighed down by $1.7bn annual technology investment

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JD's delivery robots, armed with cameras and sensors, bring items to customers. (Photo courtesy of JD.com)

SHIN WATANABE, Nikkei staff writer

DALIAN -- JD.com has taken its self-driving delivery vehicles to more than 10 Chinese cities as it scrambles to cope with worsening labor shortages.

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