Wheel Insights Podcast
Who needs a car when there is a driverless bus at 2am?
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Synopsis: Every 3rd Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times examines not just vehicle prices but wider transport issues and trends connected to public and private transport.
It turned out that capping fares for seniors can be a way to urge older Singaporeans to not only stay mobile, but also ditch their cars for public transport. Dr Samuel Chng, research assistant professor at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, believes that Singapore has the potential to be “car-free”.
Also head of SUTD’s Urban Psychology Lab in the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, Dr Chng sees a future where autonomous vehicles can fill in the gaps left by existing public transport modes.
Highlights (click/tap above):
7:42 Journey from fewer cars towards car-free
12:50 The shock of not being on public transport in decades
20:33 The opportune time to intervene and form new transport habits
24:34 The role of walk, cycle and ride in the overall transport system
28:59 Driverless technology as a solution for late-night hunger pangs
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Host: Lee Nian Tjoe ( niantjoel@sph.com.sg
Produced & edited by: Amirul Karim and Hadyu Rahim
Executive producers: Ernest Luis and Lynda Hong
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