{"slug": "us-firm-waymo-to-launch-robotaxi-service-in-singapore-in-2028", "title": "US firm Waymo to launch robotaxi service in Singapore in 2028", "summary": "Waymo announced on Friday that it plans to launch its robotaxi service in Singapore in 2028, its first foothold in Southeast Asia. Fully electric Jaguar I-Pace vehicles are due to arrive in the city state in the coming months, and from 2027 trained autonomous specialists will manually drive the vehicles to help Waymo adapt its technology to Singapore's road layouts and monsoon conditions. The service is expected to open to the public through the Waymo app in 2028.", "body_md": "Advertisement\n\n# US firm Waymo to launch robotaxi service in Singapore in 2028\n\nTrained specialists will drive Jaguar I-Pace vehicles and help Waymo adapt its technology to Singapore’s road layouts and other conditions\n\n2-MIN READ2-MIN\n\nWaymo plans to launch its robotaxi service in \n\n[Singapore](https://www.scmp.com/topics/singapore?module=inline&pgtype=article)in 2028, giving the US company its first foothold in Southeast Asia.\nFully electric Jaguar I-Pace vehicles were due to arrive in the city state in the coming months, ahead of preparations for a commercial launch, the company said on Friday.\n\nFrom 2027, trained autonomous specialists will manually drive the vehicles to help Waymo adapt its technology to Singapore’s road layouts, monsoon conditions and other local features.\n\nThe service is expected to open to the public through the Waymo app in 2028.\n\nSelect Voice\n\nSelect Speed\n\n1x\n\nAI-generated voice", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/us-firm-waymo-to-launch-robotaxi-service-in-singapore-in-2028", "canonical_source": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3367897/us-firm-waymo-launch-robotaxi-service-singapore-2028?utm_source=rss_feed", "published_at": "2026-09-18 02:01:04+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-18 02:23:14.386050+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["autonomous-vehicles", "robotics"], "entities": ["Waymo", "Singapore", "Jaguar I-Pace"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/us-firm-waymo-to-launch-robotaxi-service-in-singapore-in-2028", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/us-firm-waymo-to-launch-robotaxi-service-in-singapore-in-2028.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/us-firm-waymo-to-launch-robotaxi-service-in-singapore-in-2028.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/us-firm-waymo-to-launch-robotaxi-service-in-singapore-in-2028.jsonld"}}