Volvo and Uber presented a jointly developed production car capable of driving by itself, the next step in the strategic collaboration between both companies.
Two local motor companies have bought Uber-owned Lion City Rentals, marking the U.S.A ride-hailing firm's complete exit from Singapore.
The Uber-owned vehicle leasing operator, Lion City Rentals, still has several thousand cars - many unhired - in its fleet.
SMRT Taxis' private-hire arm - Strides - is partnering Toyota Tsusho to offer Singapore's first hydrogen fuel cell cars by as early as the end of the year.
Taxis and private-hire cars will now be installed with inward-facing video cameras to aid in the fight against fare cheats and abusive passengers.
Since the introduction of Uber and Grab in 2013, private-hire cars have significantly increased Singapore's petrol consumption.
Taxi firms took a big hit from private-hire companies earlier this year, but have since started partnering up with them.
Volvo Cars has signed a framework agreement with Uber to sell tens of thousands of autonomous driving-compatible base vehicles between 2019 and 2021.
Ride-hailing app Uber has rolled out a slew of initiatives aimed at keeping its own drivers satisfied and motivated.
Grab claims it has signed up over 3,000 ComfortDelgro cabbies, with most switching to private-hire cars in the last month.
Following a record-low drop in Cat A COE premiums last tender, foot traffic at car showrooms has increased by 30 to more than 100 percent over the weekend.
27 private-hire drivers have been caught for flouting the new regulations imposed onto the ride-hailing and chauffeur industry.
Private-hire cars here clock significantly higher mileage than regular passenger cars and may be contributing to congestion on our roads.
Land Transport Authority records show that only nine percent, out of 1,200, of Uber's fire-prone Honda Vezels have been fixed.
Uber's car-lending programme is facing new questions after the company leased over 1,000 Honda cars in Singapore that were prone to fires.
The surge in private rental car numbers is welcomed by policymakers, who believe they help cater to peak hour demand unfulfilled by traditional taxis.
Private-hire drivers here will have to display mandatory decals on their car windscreens from 1st July 2017. Only 900 have done so.
From 1st July, private-hire drivers have to display a new permanent 14cm by 10cm decal on their front and rear windscreens.
According to statistics from the Land Transport Authority, there were 10,848 petrol-electric hybrid cars on Singapore roads as of January this year.
Private-hire cars, unlike taxis, must carry seats for babies and children under 1.35-metres tall, says the Land Transport Authority.