Self-driving vehicles

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.

Cabbies, private-hire drivers welcome support package, but salaries, job flexibility are key concerns

The package is aimed at helping drivers adapt to an evolving transport landscape.

Private-hire, taxi drivers to get more help to take up new jobs involving driverless vehicles

The driver support package will focus on three key areas: long-term career conversion programmes, a new training scheme featuring short courses, and career guidance initiatives.

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FILE PHOTO: Tesla enthusiast Kees Roelandschap drives around hands-free with his electric car, several days after Dutch regulators approved the use of Tesla's self-driving software, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 17, 2026. REUTERS/Bart Biesemans/File Photo

First global rules adopted for self-driving cars, says UN

An autonomous vehicle being tested by German car maker Volkswagen in Wolfsburg, Germany.

Free rides on ComfortDelGro driverless shuttles kick off in Punggol

Senior Minister of State for Transport Sun Xueling with residents during the launch of ComfortDelGro’s free driverless shuttle rides in Punggol on June 22.

Tesla driver using autopilot crashes into Texas home, killing a woman, officials say

The driver was in a Tesla Model 3 and operating the car “with an automated driving assistance system”.

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