The largest taxi operator in Singapore debut His first roboticis in China, which will help in the “healing in the future” of the industry, as income growth and aging complicates companies to find drivers.
ComfortDelgroNo. 128 in Southeast Asia 500, will cooperate with the Chinese Autonomous Start Pony.ai to launch cars moving in the Chinese city of Guangzhou. The two -year pilot starts from a small fleet of Lexus RX450 car and will expand to other models throughout the program.
A company that also manages bus and subway services, both in Singapore and abroad, hopes that the partnership will help him prepare for lack of work.
“The development of autonomous vehicles technology is crucial for the future transport industry,” said ComfortDelgro CEO Chen Siak Kion in a statement. “With the unchanged driver’s deficit on the global issue, we study innovative solutions to ensure the mobility to remain accessible and effective.”
ComfortDelgro, thanks to the Pony.AI partnership, hopes to gain the driving experience of autonomous taxis. Campaign act The world fleet with more than 33,000 taxis and private cars are rental worldwide, including more than 9,500 in China.
Pony.ai is allowed to manage autonomous mobility services in Chinese cities Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, as well as launching in Hong Kong.
“Guangdong is the most populous province in China and gives us the opportunity to create its own capabilities in autonomous vehicles in a mature ecosystem,” said ComfortDelgro’s press secretary Happiness.
Fighting the lack of work
Tape of Ann interview since Wealth Last September, Chen expressed his concerns about the lack of taxi drivers from the aging of the population. “Now is the time to start looking at this,” he said when the technology becomes “smart (u) reasonably mature.” The CEO ComfortDelgro suggested that roboticis could supplement rather than replace human drivers by filling the blanks in the coating.
In Asia there are some world the lowest Birth factor, especially in countries such as Singapore, Japan, South Korea and China. The work of working age is declining, which threatens business and industries that rely on human work.
In 2022, ComfortDelgro has invested $ 30 million in Singapore ($ 22.5 million) to develop its ability to drive and support autonomous vehicles, as well as create a technological platform to support Robotaxi services.
Other companies turn to roboticis as an answer to the aging of the Asian population. Honda and Nissan partner With Japanese taxi operators to launch a taxi service engaged in self-government, due to lack of drivers.
Originally this story was presented on Fortune.com
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2025-03-18 08:35:00
Lionel Lim
