China’s autonomous delivery vans are rapidly becoming a global meme, gaining traction for their relentless and often chaotic determination to complete their routes, no matter what obstacles stand in their way. Viral clips showcasing these driverless AI vehicles have exploded across social media, depicting them plowing through fresh concrete, dragging motorcycles, bouncing over cratered roads, and even cruising down shallow rivers.
According to The Daily Dot, thousands of these driverless vans have been deployed across dozens of cities in China as part of a modernization effort for package delivery. However, it seems these cutting-edge AI vehicles are often ill-suited for the nation’s narrow backstreets and everyday cultural practices, frequently turning what should be efficient technology into a kind of slapstick comedy.
