Urban Mobility
in Punggol, Tengah and Jurong, LTA Seeks Feedback and RFI from Stakeholders Singapore has called for feedback as it seeks to roll out self-driving bus and shuttle services in three towns beginning 2022. The Request For Information (RFI), launched on Nov 22 by the Ministry of Transport and the Land Transport Authority (LTA), will be open until May 31, 2018.
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Singapore wants Autonomous Vehicles in public transportation and car-sharing services to avoid potential pitfalls of worsened congestion, surging personal car ownership and increased pollution As Singapore prepares to host the second Autonomous Vehicles Asia Conference next January, much has happened in its autonomous vehicle (AV) space over the months after the first conference back in February 2017. Autonomous Vehicles Asia
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Volvo Buses has received an order for 50 Volvo 7900 Diesel Hybrid buses to Singapore ESKILSTUNA, Sweden, Oct. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — The Land Transport Authority of Singapore (LTA) has awarded Volvo Buses an order for 50 Volvo 7900 Hybrids in continuation of its efforts to build a more environmentally friendly public bus fleet. “Not only can commuters expect quieter
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The First Large-Scale Electric Car Sharing Service in Southeast Asia (ASEAN) BlueSG Pte Ltd has unveiled the locations of its first batch of 30 charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) ahead of the roll-out of what will be Singapore’s first large-scale EV-sharing programme in December. Bluecar EV In a statement on September 27, it said the sharing program will enable
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Singapore shows the world how it is done with its world-class top-notch public transportation, has just raised the bar. Commuters in Singapore will soon experience self-driving electric buses that will provide a safer, efficient and sustainable public transportation. On Monday Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has signed a partnership agreement with ST Kinetics to develop and conduct trials on autonomous
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Singapore is set to trial two 12-metre, full-size driverless buses in Jurong West near the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) conducted by the Land Transport Authority and the university’s Energy Research Institute, under an agreement signed at the Singapore International Transport Congress and Exhibition. The buses will reportedly be capable of carrying up to 80 people between NTU and the adjacent “eco-business”
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Smartphones could soon be used instead of rail tickets if an experiment by Chiltern Railways is successful. The rail network wants to pilot a ticketing system that scans people’s phones to detect when they get on and off a train. Each journey’s fare is calculated and deducted from the user’s bank account. The tests are scheduled for 2017 and the
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The Republic is set to launch a nationwide electric car-sharing program by the middle of 2017, with all HDB towns to benefit from the initiative by 2020. BlueSG, a subsidiary of French conglomerate Bollore Group, signed an agreement with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Economic Development Board (EDB). The programme will see 1,000 electric vehicles being deployed progressively in
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