Journal
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION QUARTERLY
Volume 38, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2020.101546
Keywords
Autonomous vehicles; Driverless cars; Adaptive; Governance; Singapore; Case study
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- Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore through the Start up grant scheme
- Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore through the TRC grant scheme
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Singapore has adopted various flexible and innovative measures to govern AVs, including AV regulatory sandboxes, formalization of safety assessments, and release of technical guidelines. The approach to AVs in Singapore is both preemptive and responsive, demonstrating flexibility in guiding AV adoption.
Despite their promise, there have been discussions surrounding the technological risks of autonomous vehicles (AVs) and the extent to which AVs are ready for large-scale deployment. Using a case study approach, this article examines the development and implementation of AVs in Singapore. Our findings reveal that AV regulatory sandboxes, the formalisation of safety assessments and the release of technical guidelines are some of the most adaptive and innovative instruments that have been adopted to govern AVs in Singapore. Furthermore, Singapore?s approach to AVs has applied an adaptive strategy that is both pre-emptive and responsive. The accelerated expansion of trials and regulatory provisions for AVs demonstrates Singapore?s aspiration to be nimble, and showcases the simultaneous adoption of two contrasting implementation approaches ? prescriptive and experimentalist ? to guide AV adoption. The regulatory lessons derived from the governance of AVs in Singapore could provide useful policy guidance, and could inform policy discussions of AVs as well as other autonomous systems.
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