Punggol's first self-driving shuttle to start serving public within 3 months

Mapping and familiarisation completed; over 10,000km clocked safely: Sun Xueling

- Vanessa Paige Chelvan Correspondent

A self-driving shuttle on a test drive in Punggol in September 2025. The three planned driverless shuttle routes in Punggol could shave up to 15 minutes of travel time for residents.

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The first self-driving shuttle route in Punggol will open to the public in two to three months, said Senior Minister of State for Transport Sun Xueling on Jan 7.

The 10km route will connect residents of Matilda Court and Punggol Clover with the polyclinic at Oasis Terraces via Punggol Plaza. A round trip will take 35 minutes to complete.

Ride-hailing firm Grab will operate the service in partnership with WeRide, a Guangzhou-based autonomous vehicle company.

It is the first of three driverless shuttle routes that will be rolled out in Punggol.

These routes cover parts of Punggol that are harder to reach by current public transport options, and could shave up to 15 minutes of travel time for residents.

The authorities previously said that the first route was set to open to the public by the second quarter of 2026.

Fiveand eight-seater vehicles in bright purple livery with an amber beacon on the roof will be used to ply the three routes.