LTA Awards Contract for Pilot Run of Self-Driving Buses on Services 191, 400; Consortium Includes BYD

Singapore to deploy driverless buses in 2026

A consortium has been awarded an $8.1 million contract to deploy driverless electric buses in Singapore from the second half of 2026. Read more at straitstimes.com.

LTA awards contract for pilot run of self-driving buses on services 191, 400; consortium includes BYD

From the second half of 2026, six 16-passenger autonomous buses will join the existing fleet of manned buses for an initial period of three years.

BYD's consortium gets $6.31M contract for pilot deployment of autonomous buses on two public bus services in Singapore

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) in Singapore has awarded a contract to a consortium of MKX Technologies Pte Ltd, Zhidao Network Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd and BYD (Singapore) Pte Ltd for a contract sum of around $8.14 million ($6.31 million) to pilot autonomous buses. LTA said in a statement on Thursday that the award is a part of the Ministry of Transport (MOT) and the LTA’s plans to pilot the use of autonomous vehicle (AV) technology. Acc…

LTA awards Autonomous Public Bus Pilot contract

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded a contract for its autonomous bus pilot to a consortium comprising MKX Technologies, Zhidao Network Technology (Beijing) and BYD (Singapore) for a sum of about S$8.14 million. The consortium will deliver autonomous buses, which will operate on public bus services 400 and 191 for an initial period of three years, adding to the number of AVs being tested and deployed for public transport in Singapore.…

BYD-linked consortium wins Singapore contract to trial autonomous buses in public

The autonomous buses will be piloted on services 400 and 191 for three years, starting in the second half of 2026

$8.1 million contract awarded to consortium for autonomous public bus pilot

Manufacturing conglomerate BYD Singapore is one of three companies that have been awarded the contract for the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Ministry of Transport's (MOT) autonomous public bus pilot.The contract has been awarded to a consortium of MKX Technologies (Singapore), Zhidao Network Technology (Beijing) and BYD (Singapore) for about $8.14 million, said LTA in a statement on Thursday (Oct...