Alphabet’s Waymo to start offering driverless ride-share car services in Singapore in 2028

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    "title": "Alphabet’s Waymo to start offering driverless ride-share car services in Singapore in 2028 - The Business Times",
    "excerpt": "This marks the firm’s second confirmed Asia market and its first entry into South-east Asia Share [SINGAPORE] Driverless ride-hailing operator Waymo will start accepting bookings for trips in Singapore in its self-driving cars from 2028, marking its first entry into South-east Asia. Announcing its plans on Friday (Sep 18) at Google’s Asia-Pacific headquarters in Pasir Panjang, the unit of technology conglomerate Alphabet said its first fleet of vehicles will hit local roads in the coming months. The initial fleet will be made up of Jaguar I-PACE sports utility vehicles, although the operator did not disclose how many cars will be deployed or its eventual target fleet size. The cars will be driven by trained autonomous vehicle (AV) specialists so that on-board systems can familiarise themselves with Singapore’s road and weather conditions. The specialists will be hired locally, along with other operational roles such as fleet maintenance and customer support. Waymo said many of its customers use its rides to connect to public transport, including more than a third of those in San Francisco who are either picked up or dropped off near public transport stops. Get insights into businesses across South-east Asia It said: “We aim to bridge first-and-last-mile transit gaps across residential and commercial hubs.” It is unclear if Waymo’s vehicles will be available islandwide or...",
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