Members of the public will be able to take self-driving shuttle vehicles plying within Punggol for free from April 1.
These rides will be free for an initial period, and cost a flat fare of $4 per passenger when revenue services start from the middle of 2026.
Interested members of the public can register online for a ride on two routes from March 25. More details will be provided by operator Grab, which is partnering Chinese autonomous vehicle (AV) company WeRide to run the routes from Punggol West to East and from Punggol West to North.
Announcing these details during the debate on her ministry’s budget on March 4, Senior Minister of State for Transport Sun Xueling said this will allow more people to experience AVtechnology and provide feedback for the operator to improve its service.
There will be commentary on features of the AVs during the rides, she added.
Ms Sun said around 740 people have tried the shuttles, with 99 per cent saying they would recommend the service to others.
The self-driving shuttles run by Grab have undergone extensive testing and clocked more than 25,000km on the road, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA).
The 10km route connecting Punggol West to East has four stops and takes around 35 minutes, stopping at Punggol Matilda Court Block 234, Punggol Clover Block 204A, Punggol Plaza and Oasis Terraces.
