Wildberries and EvoCargo develop sustainable logistics

2024

Carbon footprint reduction

with the Wildberries help of electric trucks EvoCargo reduces the carbon footprint. EvoCargo reported on January 22, 2025.

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Фото: EvoCargo

So, in August 2023, Wildberries, in collaboration with EvoCargo, launched a project to use autonomous electric trucks.

During the use of 37 trucks, EvoCargo covered more than 22,000 km and transported more than 500 thousand pallets with goods at the company's logocenters in Elektrostal, Koledino and Rostov-on-Don.

Trucks independently deliver cargo between warehouse blocks - autonomous cars move without the participation of the driver and use sensor navigation systems. Systems are controlled on the basis of artificial intelligence - multisensory systems allow the truck to determine its position in space and accurately perform all the usual transport maneuvers. All trucks move around the site at a safe speed.

In addition, trucks operate around the clock, which helps maintain uninterrupted operation of log centers and increase the speed of delivery of goods to customers.

We see significant potential in the use of electric cars and use them not only in our production processes, but also make them available to our buyers: from October 2024, residents of 4 regions in Russia can purchase Russian-made electric cars at Wildberries, - said Nikita Nikitin, Deputy Director of the Logistics Department Wildberries & Russ.

{{quote 'Such technologies become an important step in the development of sustainable logistics and gradually establish standards of freight transportation in the e-commerce market. According to our estimates, the use of electric trucks in conditions and intensities similar to those at Wilberries Logocenters - since August 2023 - has reduced carbon dioxide emissions by more than 7,000 kg, "said Vasily Zhukov, Deputy General Director of EvoCargo. }}

Using over 30 Evocargo N1 autonomous trucks

Wildberries expanded cooperation with the Russian manufacturer and supplier of transport and logistics services EvoCargo. Over the past year and a half, EvoCargo autonomous electric trucks have been launched at two warehouse complexes of the marketplace in the Moscow Region, and in September 2024 they began to run at the third site - in Rostov-on-Don. As of September 2024, Wildberries has formed the largest fleet of autonomous trucks in Russia. EvoCargo reported this on September 17, 2024.

Autonomous transport Evocargo N1 independently delivers cargo between the warehouse blocks - the cars move without the participation of the driver due to the fifth generation autopilot. Systems are controlled on the basis of artificial intelligence - multisensory systems allow the truck to determine its position in space and accurately perform all the usual transport maneuvers. All trucks move around the site at a safe speed.

Cars operate without combustible fuel and are charged from electricity - this allows you to significantly reduce the amount of negative emissions into the atmosphere and increase the environmental friendliness of logistics processes.

As of September 2024, electric trucks transported about half a million pallets with goods, and the total mileage through the territories of Wildberries warehouse complexes overcame the 20,000 km bar.

Our partnership with EvoCargo helps to improve and optimize logistics processes at our facilities. During our cooperation and the use of autonomous trucks, we have seen positive dynamics and are scaling this practice to another of our facilities - in Rostov-on-Don. We will continue to increase the number of autonomous trucks in the fleet in order to increase the speed of delivery of goods between blocks, as well as increase the environmental friendliness of our processes, "said Nikita Nikitin, Deputy Head of the Wildberries Transport Logistics Department.

Our cooperation with Wildberries already on the third major site shows the real readiness of large Russian companies to integrate autonomous technologies into logistics at different levels. First of all, companies use them in order to reduce operating costs, reducing human involvement in the processes of routine transport operations. The level of reliability is also growing, since automation significantly reduces the number of risks and increases the ability to control the movement of goods, - said Vasily Zhukov, Deputy General Director-Commercial Director of EvoCargo.

Use of autonomous trucks at the warehouse complex in Koledino

Wildberries continues to introduce autonomous transport domestic production of LLC "" EvoCargo for cargo transportation its activities. Wildberries announced this on April 11, 2024.

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Фото: Wildberries

In June 2023, the company announced the launch of one Evocargo N1 truck, and within six months 15 autonomous platforms were put into commercial operation, which carry out uninterrupted cargo transportation around the territory of the distribution center in Elektrostal around the clock. As of April 2024, more than 190,000 units of goods were transported along 5 routes, and the total mileage was more than 5,000 kilometers on green fuel.

In early April 2024, Wildberries announced the expansion of the area for the introduction of autonomous transport - now autonomous electric trucks of the Russian manufacturer and autonomous logistics service provider EvoCargo are moving goods at the warehouse complex in Koledino. Trucks independently deliver cargo between the warehouse blocks, where processing and sorting takes place. The introduction of breakthrough technologies is designed to optimize the operation of the complex, reduce the cost of internal logistics for all warehouse complexes, and increase the efficiency of warehouse and logistics processes. It is planned that the operation of autonomous transport without days off around the clock will allow 250 flights per day on 8 routes with a total length of up to 10 kilometers and the simultaneous operation of more than 10 autonomous platforms.

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Фото: Wildberries

The Evocargo N1 robotic transport works without combustible fuel, is charged by electricity and is environmentally friendly. Movement safety is ensured by a comprehensive multisensory perception system based on modern algorithmic machine learning. This helps the truck to determine its own position in space, plan the safest possible speed, predict traffic taking into account the environment, the behavior of other road users, as well as accurately perform all the usual transport maneuvers (parking to the gate in reverse, bypassing obstacles on the route, etc.).

An important aspect of the introduction of the EvoCargo service is the rejection of combustible fuel, since autonomous transport operates on an electric engine and is environmentally friendly. This practice will be part of EvoCargo's long-term ESG strategy, which is designed to reduce CO2 emissions.

Thanks to the corporate culture of Wildberries, in six months we managed to significantly reduce the involvement of personnel in the business processes of transport logistics at the site and achieve the economic effect of the introduction of autonomous transport. Reducing fuel costs, eliminating driver labor costs, and eliminating maintenance payments prove that robotic solutions really reduce operating costs. Scaling the fleet of autonomous trucks Evocargo is the next step towards the development of "green" and efficient cargo transportation in Russia, said Vasily Zhukov, commercial director of EvoCargo.

Partnership with EvoCargo allows us to improve the processes at our facilities, improve the speed of delivery, while optimizing costs. We see positive dynamics in the warehouse in Elektrostal, we broadcast such a practice to other warehouse complexes - now we have scaled the technology at Koledino. Our plans are to increase the number of autonomous trucks in the fleet, as well as extend this to other logocenters of the company if possible. It is important to note that these trucks help us improve the sustainability of our activities because they run on electricity and do not require combustible fuel, noted Nikita Nikitin, Deputy Head of the Transport Logistics Department of Wildberries.

2023: Evocargo self-driving truck testing

Wildberries is testing Evocargo unmanned trucks in the suburbs. This was announced on June 21, 2023 by the Telematics Concern.

Transportation by autonomous trucks of the company Evocargo was launched at the company's distribution center in Elektrostal. Moscow region Movement is carried out along a given route, which is determined by the engineer-operator, for the duration of the test its length is 2.5 km. The machine independently moves goods loaded into it in advance between various units of the company's log center, where they are further processed and sorted. The project is being implemented in conjunction the Russian with Evocargo, which provides logistic services based on autonomous trucks of its own production.

We plan that the use of such electric vehicles will improve the efficiency of our logistics for partners and buyers. At the first stage, the speed of movement of goods using a machine in a warehouse can grow up to 2 times, which will further increase the speed of delivery of orders to buyers, - shared in Wildberries.

Every day, an electric car carries more than 50 thousand units of goods. The total carrying capacity of the machine reaches 2 tons.

Transportation safety and navigation are provided by special highly sensitive light and sound sensors, satellite navigation, video cameras. Also, in case of an emergency stop, the truck is additionally controlled by the operator - 1 specialist can track the operation of up to 10 autonomous cars at the same time.

Autonomous transport operates without the use of combustible fuel, is charged from electricity and is environmentally friendly.

Once the testing phase is complete, the electric vehicle fleet can be expanded to carry goods between several Wildberries logistics centers.