Ninebot obtains Malaysia's first public road test license; L4-level RoboVan begins 6-month road test

Recently, Jiushi officially launched public road testing of RoboVan in Malaysia, with Malaysian Minister of Transport Anthony Loke attending and issuing the test license. The event was held in Kuala Lumpur during Transport Expo Asia (TXA) 2026. At the site, the first public road test license for RoboVan, personally issued by Malaysian Minister of Transport Anthony Loke, was officially unveiled, marking Malaysia's official launch of a major leap from "closed/restricted testing" to "real open-road logistics operations," and Jiushi's autonomous driving commercialization layout in Southeast Asia has thus entered a brand-new historical stage. Image source: Jiushi unmanned vehicles. With the official unveiling of the public road test license, Jiushi RoboVan will conduct a 6-month test on the autonomous vehicle test route in Cyberjaya, Malaysia. The route is about 22 kilometers long and covers urban road environments such as commercial areas, educational institutions, rail transit stations, business centers, intersections, and pedestrian crossings. Terry Zhou, General Manager of Jiushi Singapore, said that the launch of public road testing for RoboVan is an important milestone in the development of autonomous driving logistics in Malaysia, and will also help Jiushi accumulate operating experience in real scenarios and provide support for subsequent commercial deployment. During the test period, Jiushi will work with local partner Autonomous Logistic Solutions (ALS) to provide operational support, monitor data such as vehicle operating performance, operating hours, mileage, completed trips, and system interventions, and accumulate practical operating experience for future commercial deployment of autonomous driving logistics in Malaysia. Previously, Jiushi had gradually advanced autonomous driving logistics testing and operational preparations in Malaysia. In January 2026, Jiushi conducted closed-site testing with Malaysia's national postal service Pos Malaysia; in June, it conducted an on-site demonstration in Shah Alam; in July, Malaysia's first remote operations center focused on autonomous driving logistics was opened in Cyberjaya, providing remote monitoring and operational support such as real-time video, vehicle telemetry, route information, and system diagnostics for vehicle operations. From closed-site testing and on-site demonstrations to the opening of the remote operations center, and now to the official unveiling of the public road license and the launch of road testing, Jiushi is gradually advancing the testing and application of autonomous driving logistics in Malaysia. In the future, Jiushi will continue to work with local governments and ecosystem partners such as ALS to gradually extend the successful experience of autonomous driving logistics to scenarios such as park warehousing, logistics hubs, manufacturing plants, ports, and airports, injecting new momentum into smart logistics in Southeast Asia with cutting-edge technology.