新加坡研发自动驾驶车帮助老年人行动

Singapore wants self-driving cars（自动驾驶车）to help its aging society

Singapore (CNN Business) It may look like a giant robotic bug（机器虫）butthe MooAV could be the car of the future.

Madeby startup MooVita, it's one of dozens of autonomous vehicles（自动驾驶车） being put to the test at a special center in Singapore that aims to advance the development of self-driving car technology.

Startups from around the world are coming to the purpose-built track that recreates an urban environment over 5 acres at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University. The roads look like any other in the city, with stop lights, crosswalks（人行横道）and traffic signs（交通标志）.There's even a rain simulator（模拟器）.

"Singapore is aging more rapidly and [at] a faster rate than anywhere else in the world, and so we have a situation where, in order to provide mobility（移动能力） for seniors, it would be really advantageous to have such technology available," said Subodh Mhaisalkar, the professor in charge of Nanyang's Energy Research Institute, which carries out autonomous（自发的）vehicle research.

The institute's self-driving work focuses on groups like the elderly or disabled who they believe would be the first to benefit from the technology. Concern about a potential bus driver shortage in the coming years is also areason for developing new forms of public transportation.

"We're asking the question for the last mile. Can we replace some of the transportation options with autonomous vehicles?" professor said.

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