LTA teams up with three universities for transport research

Research centres will be set up in NTU, NUS and SIT.

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is beefing up its research capabilities with the establishment of Transport Research Centres in three local univesrsities.

The regulator has inked Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with the three institutions, whereby LTA will fund projects to enhance knowledge and drive innovation into specific focus areas, such as active mobility, electro-mobility, self-driving vehicles, geotechnical engineering and condition-based maintenance.

 To advise on research directions, a LTA Research Advisory Panel comprising 12 international and local academics has also been formed.

"We have to step up our capability and investment in the area of research so that we are able to harness the latest technology and create smart transport choices," said LTA's chief executive Chew Men Leong.