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When self-driving vehicles become the norm, what will professional drivers do?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (143+ words) With the roll-out of autonomous vehicles, taxi and private-hire drivers may need to retrain for completely different jobs. How can they do this? What happens when one has to retrain for a completely different job from scratch? Three factors are…...
ComfortDelGro pumps $10m into electric, hybrid vehicles for its private-hire fleet
3+ week, 4+ day ago (366+ words) Published Aug 20, 2026, 04:59 PM Updated Aug 20, 2026, 05:02 PM SINGAPORE – Transport giant ComfortDelGro is investing more than $10 million to expand and refresh its private-hire vehicle (PHV) fleet with new electric and hybrid vehicles from Chinese carmaker BYD. ComfortDelGro, in a statement on Aug…...
Self-driving vehicles are the future, but happy drivers are still central to transportation: Ryde founder
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1519+ words) Singapore could see a mindset shift favouring ride-hailing and carpooling as car ownership gets more expensive and less attractive, said Terence Zou, chief executive of ride-hailing platform Ryde. Published Aug 18, 2026, 03:30 PM Updated Aug 18, 2026, 03:31 PM SINGAPORE – If you have booked a…...
Not just blue and yellow taxis: ComfortDelGro boss reshapes fleet to drive profit turnaround
4+ week, 1+ day ago (17+ words) The Straits Times...