Singapore aims to ramp up autonomous vehicle use to boost public transport network


An autonomous vehicle at Resorts World Sentosa on July 12, 2024. The authorities in Singapore began studying self-driving vehicles from as early as 2014. - ST/ANN

SINGAPORE: Singapore is poised to make a big push for self-driving vehicles to be deployed across the island in the next five years, to strengthen the public transport network.

It is a key plank in Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow’s plan to make public transport more attractive by reducing journey times to work, especially for those living in Housing & Development Board (HDB) estates farther from the city centre.

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