Singapore’s push towards autonomous mobility will soon include a pair of driverless buses, which will be part of a test trial operating between the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and CleanTech Park, and possibly to the Pioneer MRT station in the future.
The country’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) and NTU’s Energy Research Institute will conduct the trial, under an agreement signed following a request for information called by the LTA in June last year on autonomous mobility concepts.
The 12 metre-long single-deck buses will ferry up to 80 people each, and is powered by electricity. No mention on the expected range, but charging masts on the buses will allow it to charge at depots and at bus stops.
The support its autonomous driving capabilities, the buses are equipped with a myriad of sensors and cameras, along with positioning hardware, allowing them to operate without a driver.
“Current efforts worldwide have been focused on cars. So, this autonomous bus trial is the first of its kind in Singapore that will aim to improve road safety, reduce vehicle congestion, alleviate pollution and address manpower challenges,” said Lam Khin Yong, NTU vice-president of NTU’s research department, in a report by Channel NewsAsia.
Other trials of a full-sized autonomous bus include Mercedes-Benz’s Future Bus, which took a 19 km-long ride around Amsterdam back in June. The LTA hopes to eventually outfit existing buses with the technology, so they may effectively navigate Singapore’s local road traffic and climate conditions.
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To their eyes, all these are world class tech for a world class country. On the other eyes in different view, it’s keep making Singaporean more soulless.
Langgar…kenna saman ka??
The small autonomous car already in accident on road test with a lorry truck last month,giving the fact their road is controlled at highest supervision.That small autonomous car still no takers to date.Now they bring in ghost bus for bigger incidents to happen.If sensors malfunction sure hit anyone like a bowling strikes.How to summon a ghost? Those city is super cramped tiny island need a proper real human monitoring not a killer machine.Probably a method for population control? But it’s good for them to be the real lab rat,be the first to test the impact of machine error.Coz we are facing too many human malfunctioning brain.. Mean machine ripped off life without no human guilt.
They alredi souless. Need to claim other pipu’s as their own.
Skynet’s job just got much easier. 1st country to fall is SG. Thank q LHL!
METROBUS asap hitam OK je…Huhuhuhhhu
No mention of Skynet in the article at all. Plain Lazy basher *Sigh.
When U pay peanuts, U got monkey trooper instead.
If u din see the writings on the wall, then u be the 1st to fall…
Meanwhile in Malaysia…
Let them do it la why you bother…let them suffer first…who cares…just becoz they want to do something first doesnt mean they are good…but make sure dont ever let the bus come to our country…
That how the loser sound and excuse(always).
U rather risk be early adopter for Takata airbags?
Go ahead. Let S’pore be the first to test as we do NOT want to be the one “testing”. It is always better to let someone be the first ‘tester’. Better be safe than be sorry.
After some batteries exploded recently due to Fast introduction, does anyone still want to be the first to test !? Anyone disagree please state your reason’s. For this, i want to thank S’pore.
Yeah i want to thank singapore orso…for making themselves a guinea pig…bravo bravo
AutoFrenz (the original). Thumbs up. It is a common courtesy to thank someone for doing it for the benefits of us/others.
Better to hire driver..
Nothing better compared to human brain..
Salary so expensive aar?
Meanwhile in Malaysia we are still using 20-30 years old buses with windows that can’t close and water splashing inside during rain and mouldy seats and smell and damp air and aircon not functioning in like 30% of the buses and those with working aircon the water will drip on passengers seats. And also the frequent breakdown of buses in the middle of the road. And buses that can stop and alight just about anywhere. Who needs bus stops in Malaysia right? Since the bus stop also roof missing or rusty with railings missing even. Hahahahahahahaha
Inb4 still in cave never seen TBS
Saya ok sajar pigi hari hari bus juga kerja. bus lagi bagus cantik tada sama bus dulu kerja di bangladesh.trima kasih presiden najib dan kakak besar rosema bagi baik kerja itu cantik seju bus juga
Heck, even foreigners know how to appreciate our country compared to some “citizens”. Gud job! Kipidap!
Meanwhile in malaysia.. university still configure to make biggest world calculator mock up…hahaha
As usual Malaysians too stupid to understand the meaning of cutting edge research.
Nope. We just ape other pipus R&D but bash our own.
Sorry but we are not even good at aping others and we have no real R&D to speak off.