Singapore is quickly warming to the idea of autonomous vehicles on its roads. In October, the city-state’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) approved trials by superapp Grab and Chinese robotaxi firm WeRide in Punggol, a district in the country’s north.

ComfortDelGro (CDG), one of the region’s leading transit operators, is the next company to get the green light to test self-driving vehicles on the city’s roads.

The trials will start with five five-seater autonomous shuttles. CDG plans to roll out rides to the public by next year, through a driverless car option on Zig, its ride-hailing app.

CDG’s first batch of AVs had successfully completed Milestone 1 trials, a crucial approval stage for AVs in Singapore to move from more controlled environments to public roads, it said in a press state

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