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- Sep 18, 202695% CONFIDENCEfrom lta.gov.sg
Waymo Announces Singapore Robotaxi Service for 2028
- Waymo announced it is coming to Singapore, in partnership with the Ministry of Transport and the Land Transport Authority, aiming to open its fully autonomous, all-electric ride-hailing service to riders through the Waymo app in 2028[1]
- The LTA named Waymo Singapore’s newest autonomous vehicle operator, joining ComfortDelGro and Grab[2]
- It is Waymo’s first entry into Southeast Asia, announced in Singapore on Friday 18 September[3]
- An initial fleet of all-electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles is due in the coming months, followed by a 2027 readiness phase in which specialists drive manually to adapt the Waymo Driver to local road geometry and monsoon weather[1]
- Waymo says it will complement the public transit network by bridging first- and last-mile gaps, noting that more than a third of its San Francisco riders are picked up or dropped off near transit stations[1]
- Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow said Waymo “brings world-class technology and operational expertise to Singapore”[1]
- The government said it “will not allow autonomous vehicle deployment to run ahead of our ability to retrain and support affected drivers”[2]
- Singapore joins Tokyo, London and Munich among Waymo’s international launch targets[1]
- Waymo cites more than 20 million fully autonomous rides and over 300 million fully autonomous kilometres driven[1]
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- [1]90%waymo.com/blog/2026/09/waymo-in-singaporewaymo.com· Posted Sep 23, 2026· Starts Sep 18, 2026· 17% of score
LTA's[2] release of 18 September 2026 says "Waymo will be Singapore's newest autonomous vehicle operator"; AsiaOne[3] says Waymo "announced the move on Friday (Sept 18)" (Waymo's own post carries the US date, September 17).
- [2]95%Waymo to be Singapore’s Newest Autonomous Vehicle Operatorlta.gov.sg· Published Sep 18, 2026· Starts Sep 18, 2026 ✓· 17% of score
LTA release dated 18 September 2026: Waymo[1] joins ComfortDelGro and Grab as an AV operator; vehicles arrive in the next few months, manual driving in 2027, commercial ride-hailing aimed for 2028.
- [3]85%Waymo's driverless Jaguar fleet to hit Singapore roads in 2028asiaone.com· Published Sep 18, 2026· 17% of score
AsiaOne: Waymo[1] "announced the move on Friday (Sept 18), marking its entry into Southeast Asia", with plans to launch in 2028.
- [4]80%Waymo to bring autonomous, electric ride-hailing to S'pore in 2028mothership.sg· Published Sep 18, 2026· 17% of score
Mothership: Waymo[1] will introduce its fully autonomous ride-hailing service in Singapore via the Waymo app by 2028, with mapping and validation in 2027; quotes Minister Jeffrey Siow.
- [5]80%Alphabet’s Waymo to deploy fully autonomous ride-hailing service in Singapore in 2028malaymail.com· Published Sep 18, 2026· 17% of score
Malay Mail (AFP/CNA), 18 September: Waymo[1] said it will launch a fully driverless ride-hailing service in Singapore in 2028, its first entry into South-east Asia.
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