"Singapore is quickly warming to the idea of autonomous vehicles on its roads. In October, the city-state's Land Transport Authority (LTA) approved trials by superapp Grab and Chinese robotaxi firm WeRide in Punggol, a district in the country's north. ComfortDelGro (CDG), one of the region's leading transit operators, is the next company to get the green light to test self-driving vehicles on the city's roads."
"The trials will start with five five-seater autonomous shuttles. CDG plans to roll out rides to the public by next year, through a driverless car option on Zig, its ride-hailing app. CDG's first batch of AVs had successfully completed Milestone 1 trials, a crucial approval stage for AVs in Singapore to move from more controlled environments to public roads, it said in a press statement on Dec. 11."
"But perhaps its most ambitious venture is its new partnerships with robotaxi firms. In March, CDG kicked off a sandbox program in Guangzhou alongside Chinese robotaxi provider Pony AI to begin developing capabilities for operating an AV fleet. Then, last month, the company inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Alibaba-backed Hello Robotaxi, to collaborate on large-scale commercial robotaxi deployment in China and other overseas markets."
Singapore is expanding trials of autonomous vehicles across public roads following regulatory approvals for multiple operators. ComfortDelGro received clearance to test five five-seater autonomous shuttles and intends to offer driverless rides via its Zig app next year. The company completed Milestone 1 trials, allowing AVs to transition from controlled environments to public roads. Public test runs gather real-world data to localize AI driving models, capturing road infrastructure, traffic flows, local road-user behavior, pedestrian interactions, and weather conditions. ComfortDelGro is pursuing international AV partnerships, launching a Guangzhou sandbox with Pony AI and signing an MoU with Alibaba-backed Hello Robotaxi for large-scale robotaxi deployment.
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