Driverless Vehicles Summary Draft 2

In the article, “Driverless Vehicles: A Vision for Singapore’s Transport” from The Ministry of Transport (MOT) website (2018), MOT proposes an exciting new technology that will take over the transportation system in the near future of Singapore. Committee on Autonomous Road Transport for Singapore (CARTS) brought up Autonomous Vehicle (AV)-enabled land transportation for Singapore. This technology will provide an increase in efficiency of the mode of transport, better accessibility for the passengers and reduction of carbon footprint. AV will greatly benefit Singapore’s eco-environment as it is “environmentally friendly, time-saving and stress-free”. In addition, there will be an increase in passengers in the car-sharing system which, will subsequently reduce the number of passenger vehicles to 1/3 according to a 2011 MIT study in Singapore. AV also claims that it will enable commuters with children to send their children to school before heading off to their workplace in the years to come.

With driverless vehicles, it will reduce traffic congestion as these vehicles will monitor traffics and configure the shortest and more efficient route for the commuters. This will definitely produce a positive impact on Singapore's future which often suffers from train delays and traffic jams.