Mr Ang Hin Kee: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry whether the Ministry will consider implementing an Autonomous Vehicle or Electric Vehicle trial at Jurong Island whereby such vehicles can be used as a mode of transportation to ferry users from the checkpoint to and from their workplaces located within the island to improve transport options within Jurong Island.

 

1. Under the Committee on Autonomous Road Transport for Singapore (CARTS), the Government is studying the safety, regulatory and liability frameworks for Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) on public roads and spaces, and carrying out research and test-bedding of AV technology and concepts in Singapore.  There are also pilots for Electric Vehicles (EVs), including an EV car sharing test-bed conducted by EDB and LTA.

 

2. Areas with heavy industrial activities like Jurong Island (JI) are less suitable for testing such vehicles, due to the high volume of heavy vehicle traffic and hazardous cargo transportation. 

 

3. MTI and JTC are working with MOT and LTA to enhance public transport to JI and improve the service quality of bus operators within the island. Longer term infrastructure, such as the Jurong Region Line, is also being developed which will further improve public transport options in the western parts of Singapore.