Zelostech, the First Robovan Company to Win the iF DESIGN AWARD, Redefining the Future of Autonomous Urban Logistics

March 6, 2026 — Zelostech, a Singapore-headquartered autonomous mobility technology company, has become the first RoboVan-focused enterprise to receive the prestigious iF DESIGN AWARD. The award recognizes Zelostech’s Intelligent Autonomous Delivery Vehicle and Integrated Logistics System, marking a major milestone for both the company and the evolution of autonomous urban logistics.

Presented annually by the iF International Forum Design, the iF DESIGN AWARD is one of the world’s most respected design competitions. This year’s recognition highlights Zelostech’s ability to combine advanced autonomous driving technology with practical system design to deliver scalable, real-world logistics solutions. The award reflects growing international recognition of a new generation of deployable and commercially viable RoboVan systems. By integrating autonomous vehicles with an intelligent logistics platform, Zelostech’s solution demonstrates how design, technology, and operational strategy can work together to reshape modern urban delivery networks.

A Design Philosophy Rooted in Urban Transformation

At the core of Zelostech’s award-winning system is a clear vision: transforming urban logistics through Level 4 autonomous mobility. As global e-commerce demand continues to accelerate, cities face mounting pressure from aging workforces, labour shortages, and increasingly complex delivery networks. These structural challenges are pushing traditional logistics systems to their limits. Zelostech’s autonomous logistics solution addresses this shift by enabling end-to-end automated transport between distribution hubs and last-mile delivery stations, improving efficiency while reducing operational dependence on manual labour.

The iF jury recognized this approach as more than a technological breakthrough. It represents a systemic rethinking of how urban freight infrastructure can evolve in the era of intelligent mobility. With this recognition, Zelostech becomes the first RoboVan platform to receive global design recognition at this level

Form: Human-Centred Industrial Intelligence

Zelostech’s design philosophy is grounded in a simple principle: function defines form. The RoboVan integrates a sophisticated array of sensors within a clean, contemporary exterior architecture, ensuring that advanced autonomous capabilities remain visually cohesive and operationally practical. The vehicle’s interaction interface is designed to be intuitive and highly accessible, enabling logistics operators and partners to onboard quickly with minimal training. The iF jury highlighted this balance between technology and usability, noting that Zelostech’s design achieves “a perfect alignment between interface services and vehicle functionality.” The result is an efficient, user-friendly service system that reflects the core purpose of industrial design: creating technology that serves people.

Function: Engineering for Real-World Deployment

Design excellence must ultimately perform in real-world conditions. Zelostech’s RoboVan platform is built for operational reliability at scale. Powered by dual Orin Drive computing units and Zelostech’s proprietary Jupiter system, the vehicle delivers more than 500 TOPS of computing power with decision latency below 35 milliseconds. Through multi-sensor fusion combining LiDAR, cameras, and advanced perception systems, the platform achieves centimeter-level environmental awareness even in complex urban traffic environments.

Key performance indicators include:

• 60% cargo space utilisation
• Up to 1,800 kg payload capacity
• 220 km range (empty) / 170 km (fully loaded)
• 2-hour fast charging for continuous daily operation These capabilities demonstrate that the system is not a conceptual prototype, but a commercially deployed solution engineered for reliability, scalability, and long-term operational value.

Differentiation: Platformization Over Productization

Zelostech’s competitive differentiation lies in its platform architecture. Rather than designing a single-purpose vehicle, the company has developed an intelligent autonomous platform capable of supporting a wide range of urban logistics and mobility applications. At the core of this system is Zelostech’s Occupancy Network-based perception stack, which enables high-precision environmental sensing even in low-light and adverse weather conditions. Equally important is the platform’s modular cargo architecture. The vehicle can be rapidly reconfigured for multiple operational scenarios, including cold chain logistics, municipal services, environmental monitoring, and public safety patrol support. This modular design transforms the RoboVan from a single-purpose delivery vehicle into a flexible urban mobility platform. Through this approach, Zelostech positions itself not simply as a RoboVan manufacturer, but as a provider of intelligent mobile infrastructure for future cities.

Sustainability: Long-Term Urban Value Creation

Sustainability is a central pillar of Zelostech’s system design. By replacing conventional delivery vehicles with autonomous electric fleets, the company estimates that its deployments contribute to an annual reduction of approximately 12,000 tons of urban carbon emissions. The platform’s modular architecture further enhances sustainability by extending vehicle lifecycle utility. Today, Zelostech’s autonomous fleet operates across more than 300 cities in 20 countries and has accumulated nearly 100 million kilometers of autonomous driving mileage. These deployments demonstrate that large-scale autonomous logistics can deliver both operational efficiency and meaningful environmental impact.

Receiving this award signifies that Zelostech’s autonomous mobility platform meets the highest global standards across Idea, Form, Function, Differentiation, and Sustainability. It establishes the company as the first Robovan enterprise to be honored at this level of international design distinction. For Zelostech, the award is not an endpoint, but a validation of a broader mission: building the foundational infrastructure for autonomous urban logistics worldwide.

Zelostech, designing the Future of Intelligent Urban Mobility.

About Zelostech

Zelostech is a global leader in autonomous driving technology and the world’s largest RoboVan enterprise, pioneering large-scale commercial deployment of autonomous logistics across both open and closed road environments. Powered by its proprietary map-free L4 full-stack autonomous driving technology, Zelostech has deployed over 20,000 autonomous logistics vehicles across more than 20 countries and 300 cities worldwide, accumulating more than 100 million kilometers of autonomous driving mileage. Today, Zelostech continues to lead the global transformation of logistics automation, redefining how goods move across cities, campuses, industrial parks, and public road networks.

About iF DESIGN AWARD

Founded in 1954, the iF International Forum Design GmbH established the iF DESIGN AWARD as one of the world’s most respected benchmarks for industrial design excellence. The iF label has marked the work of designers who dare to challenge conventions, rethink systems, and elevate everyday experiences into meaningful impact. As designers shape the future, the iF DESIGN AWARD sets its standard!

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