Singapore Gets Robotaxis as Grab, WeRide Launch Driverless Cars

Singapore’s Grab Holdings Ltd. became Southeast Asia’s first ride provider to start a driverless service, betting the technology can help cut costs and prove out robotaxis in dense urban traffic.

The company and its partner, Chinese robotaxi operator WeRide Inc., are starting a very limited autonomous-car service along two approved routes with multiple possible stops in the city-state’s Punggol neighborhood on Wednesday. An 11-vehicle fleet is designed to ferry residents to nearby amenities and transport links.