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SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Thursday (Jan 29) said that the recent collision of an autonomous vehicle (AV) with a road divider along Edgedale Plains in Punggol was a result of manual intervention by its on-board safety officer.
Following a review of the incident conducted with ComfortDelGro (CDG), LTA said that the AV had detected an object that was not on the road and "correctly" began to change lanes as a precaution.
The safety officer, observing that the vehicle was manoeuvring into a different lane without an obvious reason, then intervened to take manual control of the vehicle, and this led to the AV exiting autonomous mode.
"However, the safety officer was unable to complete the manoeuvre in time, which resulted in the vehicle colliding with the road divider," said LTA.
"A simulation of the incident showed that the AV would likely have completed the manoeuvre safely and resumed its intended course, had there been no manual intervention," it added.
A ComfortDelGro self-driving vehicle following its collision with a road divider in Punggol on Jan 17, 2026. (Photo: Facebook/Alvin Teo)
The incident occurred on Jan 17 while the vehicle was undergoing testing.
CDG told CNA on Jan 18 that the vehicle was undergoing routine mapping and familiarisation at about 3.10pm at Edgedale Plains when it "detected a small object on the road and responded accordingly".
"The safety operator on board proceeded to take over the steering of the vehicle manually. Unfortunately, the vehicle collided with the road divider during the manual takeover," said CDG, adding that there were no passengers on board, and no one was hurt in the incident.
CDG also said that its self-driving vehicles would take a safety timeout while the company reviewed the incident in coordination with the relevant authorities.
CDG was given approval to commence trials of five five-seater AV shuttles last month.
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SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Thursday (Jan 29) said that the recent collision of an autonomous vehicle (AV) with a road divider along Edgedale Plains in Punggol was a result of manual intervention by its on-board safety officer.
Following a review of the incident conducted with ComfortDelGro (CDG), LTA said that the AV had detected an object that was not on the road and "correctly" began to change lanes as a precaution.
The safety officer, observing that the vehicle was manoeuvring into a different lane without an obvious reason, then intervened to take manual control of the vehicle, and this led to the AV exiting autonomous mode.
"However, the safety officer was unable to complete the manoeuvre in time, which resulted in the vehicle colliding with the road divider," said LTA.
"A simulation of the incident showed that the AV would likely have completed the manoeuvre safely and resumed its intended course, had there been no manual intervention," it added.
A ComfortDelGro self-driving vehicle following its collision with a road divider in Punggol on Jan 17, 2026. (Photo: Facebook/Alvin Teo)
The incident occurred on Jan 17 while the vehicle was undergoing testing.
CDG told CNA on Jan 18 that the vehicle was undergoing routine mapping and familiarisation at about 3.10pm at Edgedale Plains when it "detected a small object on the road and responded accordingly".
"The safety operator on board proceeded to take over the steering of the vehicle manually. Unfortunately, the vehicle collided with the road divider during the manual takeover," said CDG, adding that there were no passengers on board, and no one was hurt in the incident.
CDG also said that its self-driving vehicles would take a safety timeout while the company reviewed the incident in coordination with the relevant authorities.
CDG was given approval to commence trials of five five-seater AV shuttles last month.
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