NUS to test fully autonomous shuttle bus on campus roads
SINGAPORE — The National University of Singapore (NUS) will begin testing a driverless shuttle bus that will ply its Kent Ridge campus and eventually ferry passengers.
To ensure that the data collected is accurate, the autonomous shuttle bus will travel at speeds ranging between 5km/h and 16km/h.
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SINGAPORE — The National University of Singapore (NUS) will begin testing a driverless shuttle bus that will ply its Kent Ridge campus and eventually ferry passengers.
The vehicle, named the NUSmart Shuttle, will start a six-week road test on May 25. During that time, its navigation system will collect data to “map” a 1.6km route between Heng Mui Keng Terrace and Business Link.
To ensure that the data collected is accurate, the vehicle will travel at speeds ranging between 5km/h and 16km/h, ComfortDelGro said in a press release on May 23.
The transport company’s subsidiary, ComfortDelGro Bus, will operate the shuttle service — touted as the first autonomous bus run by a land transport operator in real traffic conditions, it said.
The company also said that the electric bus relies on software and sensors to navigate roads, based on French start-up EasyMile’s autonomous technology, which has been deployed in more than 26 countries.
The 12-seater shuttle is expected to start its passenger service test in the third quarter of the year.
The trial at NUS is part of a year-long study which aims to gauge the service’s commercial viability.
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