Follow Singapore Immigration and stay updated on Singaporean current affairs: Recently, BYD announced that it has signed a cooperation agreement with the Institute for Infocomm Research under the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) of Singapore to jointly establish a laboratory for the collaborative research and development of autonomous electric vehicle technology.
According to the agreement, the collaboration involves not only the joint R&D of autonomous driving technologies, such as utilizing electronic drive-by-wire systems to control braking, steering, and other vehicle systems, but also the development of an autonomous vehicle management system to intelligently monitor and manage autonomous electric vehicle fleets based on real-time traffic and road conditions. It is reported that BYD will provide 100 electric taxis to Singapore, while the research institute will develop automotive sensor systems to advance autonomous driving technology based on BYD's taxis.
