Self-driving public shuttles to hit Punggol roads in Singapore by fourth quarter

Autonomous buses like these could be among the self-driving shuttles that will hit the roads in Punggol by the fourth quarter of 2025. -- PHOTO: MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT

GUANGZHOU/SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Self-driving shuttles will hit the roads in Punggol by the start of the fourth quarter of 2025, as Singapore looks to kick-start a major autonomous vehicle push.

Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow made this announcement on June 27 during a working visit to Guangzhou, China, weeks after he laid out broad plans to ramp up self-driving vehicle deployments in the next five years to strengthen Singapore’s public transport network.