The Global Partner of Choice for Autonomous Logistics: Zelostech Deploys RoboVan at Abu Dhabi’s KEZAD, Launching a New Era of Strategic Expansion in the Middle East

Abu Dhabi, 20 January 2026 — Zelostech, a global leader in autonomous logistics, today announced the trail deployment of its RoboVan fleet at the Metal Park Storage Hub within Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD).

This deployment is not merely a regional expansion; it represents a pivotal advancement in Zelostech’s Global Smart Logistics Strategy, reinforcing Zelostech’s core position for the world’s most demanding industrial and postal ecosystems.

Filmed at Metal Park Storage Hub in Abu Dhabi

A Global Leader in Large-Scale Autonomy

While others conduct pilots, Zelostech has achieved Autonomy at Scale. With over 16,000 Robovans currently operational across the globe, Zelostech has become the preferred global partner for national postal services.

"The global logistics landscape is undergoing a tectonic shift from experimental pilots to system-level autonomy," said Jason Wang, Head of Middle East. "Our deployment at KEZAD is a clear signal: Zelostech is not just testing the future; we are building the autonomous infrastructure that will power the next century of global trade. From national postal networks to the world’s largest industrial hubs, we are the trusted partner for mission-critical logistics."

This Middle East expansion strengthens Zelostech’s footprint in a region synonymous with rapid modernization. By successfully navigating the complexities of KEZAD, one of the world’s most significant trade nodes. Zelostech demonstrates that its autonomous platform is universally adaptable, from the density of urban postal routes to the rigors of heavy industrial zones.

Solving the Bottleneck in Heavy Industry Logistics

The integration of Robovan at KEZAD addresses a critical industry pain point: The Industrial Efficiency Gap. Traditional heavy industrial logistics suffer from:

1. High-Risk Labor Dependency: Manual transport in extreme environments leads to safety hazards and operational downtime.
2. Scalability Constraints: The inability of human-led operations to meet the 24/7 demand of modern global trade hubs.
3. Operational Blind Spots: Dispatching functions as a "black box", lacking end-to-end visibility and real-time data integration across the park.
4. Structural Cost Opacity: Costs remain structurally opaque, leaving management without a clear view of true operational spending.

Strategic Scope of Operations

The KEZAD deployment focuses on high-impact, system-level integration designed to prove the scalability of Zelostech’s technology in harsh, high-stakes environments:

1. Universal Closed-Scenario Adaptability: Engineered for seamless navigation across diverse closed environments, including industrial parks, sea ports, and airports, e.g.. The system ensures obstacle-free, high-speed movement by mastering complex gate integrations and private-road traffic rules.
2. Operational Resilience: Validating L4 autonomous performance under the specific thermal and environmental conditions of the Middle East, ensuring maximum uptime.
3. Seamless Intermodal Integration: Robovan bridges the gap between automated warehouse systems and yard operations, creating a continuous, touchless logistics loop.
4. High-Density Heavy Transport: Managing the movement of specialized industrial goods within the 93,000 sqm Metal Park, handling high-frequency cycles with precision.
5. Transparent Capacity & Cost Management: A unified fleet management platform provides real-time visibility into operational spending and capacity utilization, transforming structurally opaque costs into actionable, granular data.

The Abu Dhabi deployment further strengthens Zelostech’s footprint in the Middle East, a region undergoing rapid industrial modernization and smart city development. Through close collaboration with local partners and ecosystem stakeholders, Zelostech will continue to explore new applications of autonomous logistics across postal, warehousing, industrial operations, and urban distribution, supporting the intelligent infrastructure and sustainable economic growth.

About Zelostech

Zelostech was founded by a team of world-class experts in autonomous driving, united by a clear mission: MAKING LOGISTICS SIMPLER. Today, Zelostech operates as a global company with teams and offices in Singapore, the United States, and the UAE, supporting autonomous logistics deployments across multiple regions worldwide. In just a few years, Zelostech has grown into one of the world’s most deployed RoboVan platforms, operating on public roads at scale.

About Metal Park Storage Hub

Metal Park provides a robust storage solution with a total capacity of 500,000 metric tons, encompassing both indoor and outdoor facilities strategically situated within a UAE Free Zone.

Media Contact: pr@zelostech.com