Singapore LTA partners to modernise bus fleet and operations

Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) is set to modernise its public transport services and operations with technology upgrades for the authority’s fleet management system, fare collection, and power and communications systems.

Singapore Technologies Engineering’s (ST Engineering) urban solutions unit has secured more than $175m in contracts from the LTA to deliver the improvements.

Infrastructure modernisation

Covering approximately 5,800 public buses, the bus infrastructure modernisation exercise will be implemented progressively from the second quarter of 2024 and completed by 2027.

Collectively, the upgrades will be integral to improving operational efficiencies for LTA and public transport operators (PTOs), translating into improved service and travel experience for bus commuters.

“The technology upgrade will not only enhance system connectivity and functionality that benefits commuters and the transport ecosystem but will also pave the way for future innovations in commuter travel”

Leveraging advanced technology to improve service reliability includes: 

• New bus fleet management system (BFMS)
  The new BFMS will employ advanced technology to enhance centralised fleet monitoring and management of bus service operations island-wide. It will aid incident management decision-making and provide information to the public transport operators to better manage bus service reliability and capacity provision. The new BFMS will also be integrated with electric bus and charging infrastructure monitoring capabilities to support Singapore’s transition to a cleaner energy public bus fleet. Additionally, the move to a cloud-based architecture will enable greater agility, scalability and reliability in future software enhancements for the BFMS.