SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has directed Grab to pause autonomous vehicle (AV) testing at some junctions after one of its vehicles nearly hit a schoolgirl while making a left turn in Punggol.
LTA said on Friday (Nov 6) that it was informed of the incident a day earlier and is investigating.
Preliminary data showed that the vehicle had detected two pedestrians and was continuously tracking their movements, LTA said.
After the traffic light turned green, the vehicle began making a left turn. The pedestrians were initially stationary, but when the child began crossing the road, the vehicle started braking and steered to the right, according to LTA.
The safety operator on board then took control of the vehicle and continued braking and steering it away from the pedestrian, the authority added.
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