- FPG is the first organisation in Singapore approved by the LTA to operate autonomous vehicles on public roads for cargo transportation
- Autonomous vehicles will support FPG with carrying out important but routine tasks such as the transportation of goods within and between its distribution centres
- FPG aims to add close to 30 new Zelos autonomous vehicles into its fleet, which would make nearly 30 per cent of its vehicle fleet autonomous vehicles
SINGAPORE, 8 October 2025 – FairPrice Group (FPG) announced today that it is the first organisation in Singapore to receive approval from the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to operate autonomous vehicles (AVs) on public roads for supply chain operations. FPG partnered with autonomous driving technology company Zelos Technology (Zelos) to conduct AV cargo transportation trials in October 2024, and obtained LTA approval to transition to remote operations with the AVs in 2025.
Enterprise Singapore facilitated the partnership between FPG and Zelos, and worked with FPG to develop the economic use case for AVs in FPG’s logistics operations. On 7 October 2025, FPG and Zelos signed a collaboration agreement (CA) to add more Zelos AVs to FPG’s vehicle fleet. Through the CA, FPG aims to add close to 30 AVs to its fleet.
This collaboration marks a significant milestone on FPG’s roadmap to redefine its supply chain operations with technology – by adding AVs to its vehicle fleet, FPG will now be able to automate important but routine tasks such as the transportation of goods within and between its distribution centres. This added efficiency will better enable FPG to keep shelves stocked across its retail businesses, and deliver on its mission of keeping daily essentials within reach for all in Singapore.
Vipul Chawla, Group CEO, FairPrice Group, said: “FPG’s supply chain business is the key to delivering on our purpose of making every day a little better, by keeping daily essentials within reach for all in Singapore. Through this initiative with Zelos, we are bolstering our capability to support the nation’s supply resilience by introducing innovation that makes our supply chain operations more efficient, sustainable, and digitally-enabled.”
FPG will use the Zelos Z10 AVs primarily for cargo transportation between its distribution centres, enhancing operational efficiencies and driving greater sustainability outcomes throughout its supply chain network. The Zelos Z10 AVs have a load capacity of up to 1.5 tonnes, a range of up to 210km, and 10m3 of cargo space, and will be used to transport palletised stocks such as ambient produce, packaged products, and other essentials.
The Zelos Z10 is the first fully driverless autonomous vehicle1 designed for the logistics sector to receive LTA approval for operation on public roads. The AVs run on electric batteries and each AV is expected to lower FPG’s CO2 emissions by 27 tonnes per year, in addition to reducing man-hours spent on manual tasks and freeing up staff to focus on more complex work.
Terry Zhou, Managing Director, Zelos Technology emphasised that its partnership with FairPrice is not only the company’s first successful overseas deployment but also a significant milestone in its global expansion: “This deployment dramatically reduces supermarket logistics costs through autonomous driving and, leveraging FairPrice’s strong logistics network, lays a solid foundation for building a nationwide transportation capacity platform in Singapore to serve diverse freight needs in the future.”
“EnterpriseSG is delighted to play a part in bringing Zelos and FPG together on this collaboration to deploy autonomous logistics vehicles. This will support greater productivity and sustainability within the logistics sector. This milestone breaks new ground and allows us to explore more commercially viable use cases within the logistics sector,” said Lee Pak Sing, Assistant Managing Director, Enterprise Singapore.
The autonomous vehicle initiative supplements FPG’s ongoing efforts to ensure a sustainable, efficient, and digitally-enabled supply chain. These efforts include the integration of cutting-edge technologies like AI into its Supply Chain Operations Centre (SCope) which monitors its entire supply chain network, and the ongoing expansion of the Group’s electric vehicle (EV) fleet, expected to grow to over 160 EVs by end-2030.
1 First autonomous vehicle designed without a driver cabin to get approval from the LTA for M1 testing