Neolix and QuikBot Technologies have formed a strategic partnership to deliver a fully integrated autonomous logistics solution spanning public roads to individual doorsteps, with Singapore positioned as the initial testbed for deployment and regulatory alignment.
Bridging the “last metre” gap
The collaboration combines Neolix’s Level 4 autonomous driving and fleet operations with QuikBot’s Autonomous Final-Mile Delivery Platform-as-a-Service (AFMD PaaS) and its Ambient Permission Plane—a trust infrastructure enabling autonomous systems to interact with buildings, lifts and access controls.
The joint solution aims to create a continuous delivery chain, addressing a longstanding industry challenge: the transition from road-based delivery to in-building, last-metre fulfilment. This capability is expected to improve logistics resilience in dense urban environments, particularly for high-frequency use cases such as peak-hour and nighttime deliveries.
“Singapore is an important market in Neolix’s global deployment footprint,” said Will Zhao, executive president of Neolix. “This partnership will support our local pilot deployment and compliance preparation, connect road-based autonomous driving more effectively with building scenarios, and strengthen our end-to-end autonomous delivery offering for more global cities.”
Singapore as a regulatory and innovation hub
The partnership aligns with Singapore’s broader ambition to position itself as a hub for autonomous mobility innovation. QuikBot’s deployment will be anchored by a Physical AI testbed in Punggol Digital District by end-2026, supported by a precinct-level regulatory exemption from the Land Transport Authority (LTA).
“This district provides a real-world blueprint for commercial logistics, enabling multi-operator autonomous fleets to share public paths seamlessly,” said Alan Ng, founder and CEO of QuikBot Technologies. He added that deployments must meet “stringent, multi-stage readiness assessments” to ensure sustained, intervention-free operations.
Scaling autonomous logistics globally
Neolix brings significant operational scale, with deployments across more than 300 cities in nearly 20 markets and over 150 million autonomous kilometres logged. Its applications span express logistics, retail, pharmaceuticals and industrial supply chains.
QuikBot, meanwhile, contributes deep expertise in indoor logistics environments, having worked with global players such as FedEx within Singapore’s commercial buildings.
A successful Singapore rollout could establish interoperability standards between public infrastructure and private building systems, enabling faster replication across Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Europe.
Industry momentum and data trends
The partnership comes amid accelerating investment in autonomous delivery. According to McKinsey, autonomous last-mile delivery could reduce logistics costs by up to 40% in urban environments while improving delivery speed and reliability.
Separately, a report by Allied Market Research projects the global autonomous last-mile delivery market to reach US$90.6 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 23.4% ().
By integrating road autonomy with building-level intelligence, Neolix and QuikBot are positioning to address one of the final barriers to scalable, end-to-end autonomous logistics.
