Singapore launches new self-driving bus trial

An employee (2nd from right) checks the commuter application booking on a passenger's mobile phone before boarding an on-demand autonomous bus developed by ST Engineering at the start of a trial run from Singapore Science Park. — AFP Relaxnews

Singapore has moved a step closer to a driverless public transport network with the launch of a new trial of self-driving buses.

Orderly and high-tech, the Asian city-state has become a testbed for self-driving vehicles and has developed home-grown technology while inviting foreign companies to trial their own.