Autonomous sweeper from Berlin startup approved for public road use in Singapore
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BERLIN, Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Singapore s National Environment Agency (NEA) begins trial runs of autonomous road sweepers on public roads to make the city-state cleaner and more sustainable. The autonomous compact sweeper Donner , developed by a consortium led by ENWAY and Bucher Municipal, has passed the Land Transport Authority s approval test for autonomous vehicles for use on public roads. Donner is based on Bucher Municipal s fully electric CityCat 2020ev. In cooperation with
The project is part of NEA s ongoing efforts to drive innovation and diffusion of technology and improve the environmental services industry. Autonomous technology for street cleaning can improve productivity in supply operations and optimize road use. The project is supported by The National Robotics Programme Office under the Autonomous Environmental Servic