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The Straits Times - Get latest breaking news, business, sports, lifestyle, tech & multimedia and more news in Singapore, Asia & rest of the world at straitstimes.com. The Straits Times - Get latest breaking news, business, sports, lifestyle, tech & multimedia and more news in Singapore, Asia & rest of the world

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straitstimes.com > opinion > when-self-driving-vehicles-become-the-norm-what-will-professional-drivers-do

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…...

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straitstimes.com > singapore > transport > comfortdelgro-pumps-10m-into-electric-hybrid-vehicles-for-its-private-hire-fleet

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…...

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straitstimes.com > business > companies-markets > self-driving-vehicles-are-the-future-but-happy-drivers-are-still-central-to-transportation-ryde-ceo

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…...

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straitstimes.com > business > not-just-blue-and-yellow-taxis-comfortdelgro-boss-reshapes-fleet-to-drive-profit-turnaround

Not just blue and yellow taxis: ComfortDelGro boss reshapes fleet to drive profit turnaround

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (17+ words) The Straits Times...