Mock skyscrapers, simulated rain at Singapore self-driving test centre


An autonomous road sweeper vehicle operating its duties during a trial test at the Centre of Excellence for Testing & Research of Autonomous Vehicles (CETRAN) run by the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. - AFP

SINGAPORE: The road sweeper and a golf buggy move around the track with ease, jamming their brakes on when a pedestrian steps out and negotiating sharp turns.

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