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The future is here | An Italian unlocks futuristic daily life in Shenzhen

By Gao Wenxiao, Cherchi Matteo (People's Daily Online) 10:58, October 30, 2026

Driverless taxis, food delivered from the sky, and robots serving meals in restaurants. Scenes straight out of a sci-fi movie have become part of everyday life in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. These emerging smart experiences are not just showcases of technological progress; they are gradually weaving themselves into people's everyday lives.

Curious to see how technology is shaping the city, an Italian sets off to explore it. A string of vivid futuristic encounters keeps reshaping his understanding of Shenzhen. Here, sci-fi imagination is no longer confined to the screen.

(Web editor: Wang Xiaoping, Wu Chengliang)

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