Self-driving vehicles

Tesla begins offering rides in a car without a steering wheel

Tesla said in addition to two passengers, the Cybercab would have room for “luggage, golf clubs, scooters and more”.

When self-driving vehicles become the norm, what will professional drivers do?

Free trials of autonomous vehicles are under way in Punggol. Familiarity with the new technology will breed trust, says the writer.

Singapore won’t leave workers to fend for themselves when embracing new tech

Singapore will not hold back on new technologies just because they are disruptive. At the same time, the country will not leave affected workers to fend for themselves.

Tesla teases imminent launch of Cybercab ‘robotaxi’

The gold-coloured vehicle can carry two passengers and marks the first Tesla car with no steering wheel or pedals.

Amazon’s Zoox wins first US approval for paid robotaxis without human controls

Zoox’s electric carriage-style vehicle has two rows of inward-facing seats and a top speed of 120kmh.

Revenue service for Punggol self-driving shuttles delayed to Q4; Grab to test on-demand rides

The $4 flat fare for the self-driving shuttles was supposed to have been implemented from the middle of 2026.

China resumes issuing robotaxi licences after long freeze

The move paves the way for burgeoning robotaxi companies to put the episode behind them and get back on their growth trajectories.

Robotaxi riders are falling asleep, sparking frantic emergency service calls

When a remote assistant cannot rouse a sleeping passenger over the car’s speaker, the emergency services to attend to them.

Misuse of driver-assistance systems the biggest risk to road safety, survey finds

A display of a Tesla Model 3 using Full Self-Driving Supervised on a highway in San Diego on April 15.

The free ride on an autonomous shuttle is not the point. Building trust is

Free trials of autonomous vehicles are under way in Punggol. Familiarity with the new technology will breed trust, says the writer.

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