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TrendPower Joins Forces with Leading Industry Partners<\/strong>
\nSupporting Singapore\u2019s First National-Level Autonomous Electric Bus Project<\/strong><\/p>\n

In August 2026, a driverless electric bus began carrying passengers through some of Singapore\u2019s busiest commercial and tourism districts. With no driver taking control and no unexpected interruption to normal operation, the vehicle follows its planned route and completes scheduled trips through a highly demanding urban traffic environment.<\/p>\n

This is Singapore\u2019s first official Level 4 autonomous bus pilot project<\/strong>. The deployment represents a significant milestone for Chinese autonomous bus technology in a developed public transport market and demonstrates how autonomous driving, electric mobility and intelligent charging can work together in real-world public transportation.<\/p>\n

A Southeast Asian First: China-Made Autonomous Buses Enter Singapore<\/h2>\n

To understand how the project came together, we need to go back to October 2025.<\/p>\n

Singapore\u2019s Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that a consortium comprising Mogo Auto, BYD and MKX Technologies<\/strong> had secured the exclusive contract for Singapore\u2019s first national-level autonomous driverless bus project<\/strong>, with a contract value of approximately RMB 8.14 million.<\/p>\n

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Singapore LTA autonomous driverless bus contract award document<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In March 2026, the first batch of China-made MOGOBUS vehicles arrived in Singapore<\/strong>. Each vehicle is equipped with Mogo Auto\u2019s MogoMind multimodal large model for the physical world and its independently developed, full-stack MOGO AutoPilot end-to-end autonomous driving system. Eight solid-state LiDAR units and multiple cameras provide 360-degree environmental perception with virtually no blind spots.<\/p>\n

By the second half of 2026, MOGOBUS vehicles had entered pilot operations on Bus Service 191 at one-north and Bus Service 400 in Marina Bay<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Image source: publicly available online materials.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The two routes serve Singapore\u2019s major commercial districts and technology and innovation hubs<\/strong>. Dense commuter traffic, frequent vehicle movements and complex road conditions create demanding requirements for operational safety, schedule adherence and passenger experience.<\/p>\n

How Did the Solution Meet Singapore\u2019s Demanding Public Transport Standards?<\/h2>\n

Singapore\u2019s public transportation system is widely recognized for its emphasis on safety, efficiency and operational discipline. Its requirements extend across technology validation, safety testing, cybersecurity, vehicle operations and service performance.<\/p>\n

The operating standards applied to MOGOBUS are also closely aligned with those of conventional public bus services. Schedule adherence is particularly important. Under the disclosed performance requirements, arriving two minutes or more ahead of schedule or being delayed by five minutes or more can be treated as a service violation and included in operational assessments<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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TrendPower project team meeting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For the charging infrastructure behind the autonomous electric bus project, Huawei\u2019s liquid-cooled ultra-fast charging technology provides the hardware foundation, while TrendPower provides the intelligent managed charging platform that coordinates charging operations and energy use<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Singapore\u2019s Ministry of Transport has identified manpower as an important constraint on the continued expansion of public transportation. As recruiting local bus drivers becomes increasingly difficult, autonomous driving offers a potential way to reduce that dependency.<\/p>\n

However, removing the driver creates another operational requirement: every bus must have sufficient battery capacity before its scheduled departure<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Image source: Singapore LTA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In conventional EV charging scenarios, charging schedules can be relatively flexible. A private electric vehicle may remain parked overnight, so a delayed charging session often has little impact.<\/p>\n

Electric buses operate under very different conditions. Every vehicle has a fixed route, a scheduled departure time, an expected driving distance and a minimum required state of charge.<\/p>\n

If charging is not properly coordinated, a single charging delay can affect vehicle dispatch and ultimately disrupt the timetable of an entire bus route.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is one of the least visible parts of autonomous bus operations, yet it is also one of the most technically important.<\/p>\n

On-Time Departures Depend on Intelligent Bus Charging<\/h2>\n

A smart bus charging platform must continuously make real-time operational decisions:<\/p>\n