Pos Malaysia Berhad says it has begun a six-month proof-of-concept for what it described as Malaysia’s first-ever autonomous vehicle (AV) for logistics, as the national postal and parcel operator pushes deeper into automation and greener delivery.
The initiative was launched at an event attended by Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil, alongside the signing of a collaboration agreement between Pos Malaysia Group CEO Charles Brewer and Autonomous Logistic Solutions Sdn Bhd (ALS) managing director Alan Chong.
At the centre of the programme is Zelos, a fully driverless, 100% electric, zero-emission autonomous logistics vehicle designed for B2B goods transport, particularly high-volume and repetitive point-to-point movements.
Pos Malaysia said ALS would serve as the exclusive Malaysian partner, responsible for bringing the platform in, localising it and running operations here.
Pos Malaysia chairman Tan Sri Syed Faisal Albar said the technology “has the potential to reduce fuel consumption, optimise delivery routes and minimise wastage in our daily operations.”
Brewer said the move was a national first. “Today, we are not just launching an autonomous vehicle, we are launching Malaysia into a new era of logistics,” he said, calling it “the first mile” of a longer journey.
ALS positioned the project as a step beyond demos.
Chong said the collaboration moved autonomous logistics “beyond trials into live operations” and aimed to show “Level 4 autonomy is ready for real-world deployment,” with a pathway towards vehicles eventually operating on Malaysian roads.
Connectivity for the trial is supported by Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) as ALS’ 5G partner.
DNB CEO Datuk Azman Ismail said reliable 5G is critical for advanced autonomous use cases, from IoT to robotics and vehicles, and tied the effort to Malaysia’s broader digital ambitions.
ALS said the wider Zelos platform already supported more than 15,000 autonomous vehicles across markets including China, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates, and that the Malaysian proof-of-concept would generate operational learnings for scalable deployment.
Pos Malaysia also linked the project to its Sustainability Roadmap, noting it already ran more than 1,500 electric motorcycles and vans, with 25% of its fleet now fully electric.
The six-month trial is set to run in Pos Malaysia’s operating environment, with engagement from the Ministry of Transport, JPJ and Futurise on regulatory and safety alignment.
