China Tests Pausing Countdowns for Delivery Riders at Red Lights

China Tests Pausing Countdowns for Delivery Riders at Red Lights

Three delivery platforms announced they will stop factoring in time riders spend stopped at traffic lights into overall delivery time to decrease platform penalties.

E China's Qingdao explores smarter ways to improve delivery safety

Alibaba’s on-demand delivery platform Taobao Flash Sale, also known as Taobao Shangou, has introduced a new safety measure that adds riders' waiting time at traffic lights to their delivery time allowance. Qingdao in Shandong Province is among the first cities to adopt this mechanism.