On July 27, Meituan unveiled a comprehensive upgrade for its AI assistant tailored for local lifestyle services, named ‘Xiaotuan’. The latest iteration of ‘Xiaotuan’ boasts not only its search, Q&A, and decision-support functionalities but also a significant boost in its agent execution prowess. Leveraging user preferences and real-time data, it can seamlessly facilitate local services, including order placements, ride bookings, and reservation making. Presently, ‘Xiaotuan’ spans over 2,800 cities nationwide, has cumulatively verified information from more than 700 million merchants, and amassed a repository of over 1.3 billion user reviews. Throughout this year’s May Day holiday period, ‘Xiaotuan’ amassed a staggering 3.9 billion exposures for its services.
