While continuously enhancing hardware, various express companies continue to increase the pace of information technology construction, 4G video surveillance system, vehicle monitoring and dispatching system, driver on-the-go APP reporting, APP arrival car sign-in system, vehicle condition detection system and other various "black technologies" "Successfully put into use.

At present, many e-commerce giants, including Amazon and JD.com, are deploying in the field of smart logistics, and Ali’s huge investment intention is also obvious-to seize the future smart logistics trillion market. This also means that the competition of new retail and global logistics will enter a fierce stage.

"The era of relying on manpower to pick up and send items is gone. In the future, intelligence and technology will play an increasingly critical role in the development of the industry. Who can not keep up with the development of the times and technology will soon lose the market , Was eliminated." A vice president of an express company told reporters that the trend of "smart logistics" is in the ascendant, and more "black technologies" will be injected into the express delivery industry in the future. At present, 2017 is about to pass, we still need to wait and see whether smart logistics can deliver a satisfactory year-end development answer sheet at the end of the year.

2017年双十一购物盛典落下帷幕，在今年的双十一活动中，包裹数量预计达到约15亿个。再加上发货后的退货和重新配送等，物流可能会有近1个月难以恢复正常运转。延迟送货带来的纠纷也接连不断，已上升为社会问题。一边是快速增长的快递业务量，另一边是越来越“迫不及待”取包裹的消费者，这促使快递行业必须思考和解决一个难题——如何让海量包裹更快更好地送达每一个消费者手中，快速高效的配送已成为必需。

因此，传统的快递业需要一场技术革命，进行转型升级，而智慧物流是大势所趋。

近年来，以“互联网+”高效物流为标志的“智慧物流”加速起步，智能物流未来的发展方向首先是降低成本，同时提高质量。为此，智能物流的技术将主要体现四个方面：人工智能、GIS技术、自动识别和数据挖掘。在工业4.0时代，智能物流的体系研发和建设成为电商竞争的关键。

据了解，申通快递成功开发的拥有自主知识产权的“梧桐”系统在“双十一”期间全面启用，为国内国际业务、全网各网点转运中心提供一体化的操作、查询、结算、管理等服务。圆通则通过“大数据”体系用数字代码进行地域分单，用数据预测各快递节点的收包裹量，监测实时配送信息。韵达已上线13个信息处理平台、50多套信息系统,末端智能优化系统、车辆动态智能监控系统、包含云仓的供应链管理系统能有效应对快递旺季。而中通自主研发的中天系统在“双十一”期间可提供多维度的数据视图和量化依据，实时监控全网各个快递网点的包裹情况和分拣中心的转运情况……

各快递公司在不断增强硬件的同时，不断加大信息技术建设步伐,4G视频监控系统、车辆监控调度系统、驾驶员在途APP报备、APP到车签到系统、车况检测系统等各类“黑科技”先后投入使用。

目前，包括亚马逊、京东在内的众多电商巨头均在智能物流领域开展布局，阿里的巨额投入意图也很明显--抢占未来智能物流万亿市场。这也意味着，新零售、全球化物流的竞争将进入白热化阶段。

“依靠人力揽件、发件的时代一去不返了，未来，智能、科技将在行业发展中发挥越来越关键的作用。谁跟不上时代和科技的发展,很快就会失去市场，被淘汰。”一快递公司副总裁告诉记者，“智能物流”的趋势方兴未艾，未来将有更多的“黑科技”注入快递行业中。目前2017年已将要过去，在年底智能物流能否交出一份满意的年终发展答卷，我们还需拭目以待。