LTA directs Grab to pause some AV testing after near miss with schoolgirl in Punggol

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Singapore's Land Transport Authority directed Grab to pause some autonomous-vehicle testing after a test vehicle had a near miss with a schoolgirl in Punggol. The vehicle was testing a new route ahead of an enhanced on-demand travel service.

The Land Transport Authority said the vehicle involved was testing a new route in preparation for Grab's enhanced on-demand travel service in Punggol.