LTA pauses some Grab self-driving tests after a Grab autonomous vehicle Punggol near miss with a schoolgirl

LTA has told Grab to pause autonomous vehicle testing at junctions like the one in Punggol where a test vehicle came close to hitting a schoolgirl on 05 November 2026.

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LTA pauses some Grab self-driving tests after a Grab autonomous vehicle Punggol near miss with a schoolgirl

LTA has told Grab to pause autonomous vehicle testing at junctions like the one in Punggol where a test vehicle came close to hitting a schoolgirl on 05 November 2026.

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Nothing Headphone (1) Pro Singapore price is S$549, with Black on a 30 working day pre-order

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GovTech sets out an ARC Framework and GovHarness for government AI agents at STACK 2026 on 5 November

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