FairPrice Group (FPG) has is piloting Singapore’s first retailier-supplier autonomous vehicle (AV) freight route with Pokka.
The AVs will shuttle goods along a 6km round-trip route between Pokka’s warehouse and FPG’s distribution centre in Benoi. Trials began on February 25 and are pending full Land Transport Authority (LTA) approval for remote operations.
The initiative transports up to 1.5 tonnes of ambient produce and essentials per trip, building on FPG’s existing internal AV operations that log more than100 weekly runs between its centres.
FPG, which secured LTA approval in October 2025 as Singapore’s first retailer for full remote AVs on public roads, now operates seven AVs with each cutting CO2 emissions by 27 tonnes annually. The AV fleet is expected to grow to about 30 in the years to come.
“FPG’s supply chain is the foundation of our entire organisation, and fundamental in helping us keep daily essentials within reach for all in Singapore. This pilot represents an important next step on our journey to embed innovation beyond our business, across our value chain to drive greater operational and sustainability outcomes for ourselves and our partners,” said Vipul Chawla, Group CEO of FairPrice Group.
FPG integrates the pilot into its roadmap, including a 2025 Sustainability Chain Decarbonisation Programme for 15 suppliers and EV fleet growth to more than 160 by 2030.
Singapore’s AV ecosystem has accelerated, with LTA issuing more than 50 testing authorisations since 2017 and 19 vehicles active on public roads by late 2025.
Key pilots include LTA-contracted autonomous buses on services 400 and 191 from October 2025, Grab’s 3.9km shuttle linking its one-north HQ to MRT with A2Z in July 2025, and DHL Supply Chain’s in-plant AV for Infineon at the Asia Pacific ARC in December 2025—Singapore’s first supply chain-specific deployment.
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