Sourced records of Chinese AI deployments across the Global South and the Middle East

In December 2023, Robobus obtained Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) T1 and M1 autonomous vehicle licences, enabling testing on public roads such as one-north and the National University of Singapore (NUS); in November 2024, the Robosweeper S6/S1 sanitation vehicles were licensed and, within a week, launched Singapore's first commercial autonomous sanitation projects on Marina Coastal Drive and at the Esplanade; it subsequently operated Southeast Asia's first fully driverless Robobus at Resorts World Sentosa, and partnered with Grab to deploy the GXR and Robobus within Grab's Ai.R autonomous driving service; WeRide is an international member — alongside Waymo — of Singapore's Autonomous Vehicle Steering Committee.

On 31 July 2024, the company signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ComfortDelGro (the content focused primarily on China's first-tier cities, without naming Singapore); on 20 September 2025, it formally announced its entry into Singapore, partnering with ComfortDelGro to deploy on fixed routes in the Punggol area (pending regulatory approval); from 22 June 2026, the Punggol-area service has been open to public bookings via ComfortDelGro's Zig app.

Zelos 与本地伙伴 Eevie 在新加坡樟宜机场自由贸易区部署自动驾驶货运车：以 Z5 自动驾驶货车串联樟宜机场空运货站、货物集拼枢纽与部分货代仓储等多节点物流网络，采用中央调度以减少人工派车。KrASIA 报道称 Zelos 此前已取得新加坡公共道路运营许可，可在受监管的城市环境中运行其自动驾驶物流车。