A Visionary Concept for the Integration of Transportation and Logistics Distribution in a Future City: "Way +" Smart City Underground Logistics System

Abstract

[Introduction] In order to address the issues of high costs and occupation of limited road space in urban ground distribution, we build an underground logistics delivery networks, enabling efficient, automated, and intelligent logistics transportation. [Method] We aimed to achieve efficient and economical logistics distribution while keeping costs under control by using advanced information technology. [Result] This paper envisages an underground smart logistic system—"Way+". This system, based on underground municipal infrastructure, introduces information technology, breakthrough planning architecture theory and intelligent manufacturing technology, by building an underground high-speed intelligent channel network specialized for freight, so as to realize automatic and intelligent delivery of goods [Conclusion] This paper provides innovative route for new retail and construction of future green smart cities.

Keywords

• logistics
• delivery
• underground
• automatic
• integration of transportation and energy