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Changi Airport turns to driverless tractors to boost airside productivity
[SINGAPORE] Changi Airport on Tuesday (Jan 20) announced that it has deployed its first fleet of fully autonomous tractors for airside operations following almost a year of trials. The world’s fourth-busiest airport is now using two such tractors to transfer passenger bags between Terminal 1 and Terminal 4’s baggage handling areas in live operations, having…
Read MoreChangi Airport turns to driverless tractors to boost tarmac productivity
[SINGAPORE] Changi Airport on Tuesday (Jan 20) announced that it has deployed its first fleet of fully autonomous tractors for tarmac operations following almost a year of trials. The world’s fourth-busiest airport is now using two such tractors to transfer passenger bags between Terminal 1 and Terminal 4’s baggage handling areas in live operations, having…
Read MoreWaymo Makes Big Announcement as the EV Giant’s Driverless Taxis Begin Driving on Freeways
Waymo announced on 12 November 2025 that its driverless taxis are now operating on freeways in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, and Phoenix. The service aims to provide faster and more convenient trips to major destinations including San Jose Mineta International Airport, Sky Harbor International Airport, and Downtown LA to Culver City. The…
Read MoreChinese robotaxis race Waymo to take driverless cars global
WeRide and Pony AI plan to launch limited service in Singapore as soon as this year with local partners including ride-hailing operator Grab Holdings and transport group ComfortDelGro [HONG KONG] American companies led by Alphabet’s Waymo have drawn much of the limelight with driverless cars deployed almost entirely on home soil. Now that some are…
Read MoreUS cops pull over driverless car after illegal U-turn
US POLICE thought they had their man when they watched a taxi make an illegal U-turn right in front of them – only to discover there was no-one in the driver’s seat. Officers in San Bruno, California pulled over the Waymo driverless car on Friday night, but – despite its flagrant law breaking – had…
Read MoreCzech Driverless Train Hits Open Track
A rail line linking two northern Czech towns is testing Europe’s first driverless train operating in an open environment, its developer told AFP on Tuesday. The train named Edita has been running since April on a local railway used as a testing track by the Prague-based private AZD company producing transport control and signalling systems.…
Read MoreChina’s WeRide secures LTA approval to run driverless bus without safety officer in Sentosa
[SINGAPORE] China-based WeRide has secured approval from Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) to operate a driverless bus in Sentosa without an on-board safety officer. This will be the first autonomous vehicle (AV) in South-east Asia to run without such personnel on board, the company said in a press release on Thursday (Jul 17). Called the…
Read MoreTesla Robotaxis Hit Texas Roads as Musk’s EV Firm Pushes Toward Driverless Future
After a long wait Elon Musk-led EV giant Tesla has finally launched its robotaxi operations on public streets in Austin, Texas. The company deployed a handful of self-driving Model Y electric cars without a human behind the wheel, a big step toward Elon Musk’s dream of an autonomous taxi system. X The electric carmaker has introduced a…
Read MoreChina’s WeRide, Malaysia’s Causeway Link among firms bidding to run driverless public buses in S’pore
[SINGAPORE] The local offshoot of Chinese self-driving technology company WeRide and a consortium led by Malaysian bus operator Handal Indah, also known as Causeway Link, are among four companies that have submitted bids to participate in a trial of autonomous public bus services here. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) called a tender in January seeking…
Read MoreBaidu prepares to launch driverless taxi in Europe: report
The company has been in discussions with Switzerland’s bus service provider PostAuto to debut its robotaxi service in Switzerland, WSJ reports Published Wed, May 14, 2025 · 02:18 PM [BENGALURU] Chinese technology major Baidu is preparing to test its driverless ride-hailing service, Apollo Go, in Europe for the first time, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)…
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