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Singapore autonomous-motor-vehicle rules (Road Traffic Act)

Singapore's Road Traffic (Autonomous Motor Vehicles) Rules 2017 (amended December 2022), made under the Road Traffic Act 1961 and administered by the Land Transport Authority (LTA). The rules provide an opt-in trial and operational authorization requiring a qualified safety driver, a CETRAN safety assessment, mandatory third-party insurance, and a data recorder (black box); provisional national AV standards sit in Technical Reference TR 68.

Jurisdiction: Singapore/Singapore/Singapore/Singapore/Singapore/Singapore/Singapore/Singapore/Singapore/Singapore/Singapore/Singapore/Singapore/Singapore/Singapore/Singapore/Singapore/Singapore/Singapore/Singapore · Effective 2017-08-23

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Sources (3)

  1. https://sso.agc.gov.sg/SL/RTA1961-S464-2017?DocDate=20170823
  2. https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/industry_innovations/technologies/autonomous_vehicles.html
  3. https://oecd.ai/en/dashboards/policy-initiatives/road-traffic-autonomous-motor-vehicles-rules-2017-7515

Status history

  • In effect · 2022-12-01 · editor:DEPLOY content-agent (Sprint 5c-3 MEAO regs)

    2022 amendment to the Autonomous Motor Vehicles Rules.

  • In effect · 2017-08-23 · editor:DEPLOY content-agent (Sprint 5c-3 MEAO regs)

    Singapore Road Traffic (Autonomous Motor Vehicles) Rules 2017 in force (LTA).

Common questions

What does Singapore autonomous-motor-vehicle rules (Road Traffic Act) cover?
Singapore's Road Traffic (Autonomous Motor Vehicles) Rules 2017 (amended December 2022), made under the Road Traffic Act 1961 and administered by the Land Transport Authority (LTA). The rules provide an opt-in trial and operational authorization requiring a qualified safety driver, a CETRAN safety assessment, mandatory third-party insurance, and a data recorder (black box); provisional national AV standards sit in Technical Reference TR 68.
Where does Singapore autonomous-motor-vehicle rules (Road Traffic Act) apply?
Singapore autonomous-motor-vehicle rules (Road Traffic Act) is recorded as a other applying in Singapore on the DEPLOY registry.
When did Singapore autonomous-motor-vehicle rules (Road Traffic Act) take effect?
Singapore autonomous-motor-vehicle rules (Road Traffic Act) is recorded as effective August 23, 2017 on the DEPLOY registry.
Is Singapore autonomous-motor-vehicle rules (Road Traffic Act) still in effect?
Singapore autonomous-motor-vehicle rules (Road Traffic Act) is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.
What types of robots does Singapore autonomous-motor-vehicle rules (Road Traffic Act) apply to?
Singapore autonomous-motor-vehicle rules (Road Traffic Act) is recorded as applying to autonomous vehicles on the DEPLOY registry.
Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under Singapore autonomous-motor-vehicle rules (Road Traffic Act)?
8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of Singapore autonomous-motor-vehicle rules (Road Traffic Act): Apollo RT6, Argo AI Self-Driving System, Aurora, Aurora Driver and 4 others. Form-factor scope match does not by itself establish compliance status; review the underlying primary sources for each operator.
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-05-31

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-05-31

Architectural position

Cohort: av

Sources by quality tier

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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Singapore autonomous-motor-vehicle rules (Road Traffic Act).

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