Worker transport start-up lets algorithm do the driving
Swat's algorithm optimises resources, cuts travel time and shortens walk for passengers
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Christopher Tan Senior Correspondent, Christopher Tan
Shorter walks, fewer transfers, shorter travelling time and optimal use of resources. These were the findings of a local start-up which plies buses using a new algorithm.
Swat, which started ferrying some 1,600 Sembcorp Marine employees in March, said it was able to do so with 68 buses doing pickups from 250 locations islandwide. This compared with a similar number of buses used by Sembcorp Marine's previous provider, which did pickups from only nine MRT stations.
