Driverless delivery in the UAE (robots, robovans, trucks)
TestingDubai · Abu Dhabi
Delivery robots and driverless delivery vans run as pilots in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. In Dubai, talabat, Yango with noon, and talabat with QuikBot have run robot pilots in Dubai Silicon Oasis and Sobha Hartland; in Abu Dhabi, AutoGo (K2) runs driverless delivery vehicle pilots in Masdar City with EMX and for noon. The RTA also set a framework in September 2025 for driverless heavy trucks on five pilot routes.
The vehicle
talabot
Small six-wheeled sidewalk robot in talabat orange (Dubai Silicon Oasis)
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Yango delivery robot
Small sidewalk robot carrying noon Minutes orders in Sobha Hartland
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QuikBot
Indoor and outdoor robot that rides lifts in office towers (Dubai Digital Park)
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AutoGo delivery vehicle
Small driverless van with no cab; in Masdar City carries the emirate's first plate for a self-driving delivery vehicle
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Facts and sources
Dubai, Neolix (2021)An RTA official said the Neolix driverless delivery vehicle 'will be initially deployed along Emaar Boulevard in Downtown Dubai' for food, parcels and goods; announced during GITEX; no start date
Dubai, talabot pilotRTA, DIEZ and talabat pilot three delivery robots at Cedre Villas, Dubai Silicon Oasis, within 3 km of the Cedre shopping centre, with delivery in about 15 minutes
Dubai, Yango and noonYango Autonomy robots deliver noon Minutes orders in Sobha Hartland; RTA approved them for walkways; more than 1,500 km in pilots
Dubai, talabat and QuikBotMoU to test QuikBot robots in high-rise buildings at Dubai Digital Park A6, Dubai Silicon Oasis; the robot rides lifts
Dubai, robot zone planA 3.8 km delivery-robot zone in the Dubai Autonomous Transport Zone
Dubai, driverless heavy trucksRTA framework for autonomous heavy vehicles with five pilot routes: Jebel Ali Port, Al Maktoum International Airport, Jebel Ali Port Rail Freight Terminal, Dubai Investments Park and Ibn Battuta Mall; some with safety drivers, some driverless. Dubai has 61,290 heavy vehicles
Abu Dhabi, AutoGo and EMXITC pilot of AutoGo (K2) driverless delivery vehicles in Masdar City with EMX; the emirate's first licence plate for a self-driving delivery vehicle; full commercial service 'in the coming months'
Abu Dhabi, AutoGo and noonITC launches AutoGo delivery to supply noon mini fulfilment centres (pilot)
Neolix in the UAENeolix says it holds the 'UAE's first RoboVan license', with an Abu Dhabi-based partner
