Transport of the Future: How a Public Transport Operator Will Change Transport Services

 The future of transportation involves moving into new modes of transport, technological infrastructure, and smarter sources of energy to support innovative transportation networks. This next decade transport in Singapore will be revolutionised with radical new inventions powered by autonomous vehicles,sustainable energy sources, twin technologies, and much more. SMRT Corporation, the leading multi-modal transport operator in Singapore, is building future transport with new technologies. Here is how SMRT is going to change transportation services in the coming years.

The Internet of the Trains
SMRT has created a Digital Trains masterplan. To achieve the goals of the master plan, the operator will create a new Digital Transformation Office that will use Digital Twin technology and data to run simulations, make predictions, and analyse what-if scenarios.

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
The company will use Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to automate the sampling process and detect instances of fraud early. The RPA technology will help SMRT to run specific scripts automatically for routine tasks that are critical for business processes.

Autonomous Bus Service
SMRT partnered with the Economic Development Board and the Land Transport Authority to deploy an autonomous bus service through the Zipster mobile app. Commuters can use the mobile app to book and pay for the bus shuttles.

iDepot
SMRT will be using intelligent automation and the Rail Enterprise Asset Management System (REAMS) to optimise lifecycle costs of railway assets and improve the efficiency of operations and maintenance in mass rapid transit (MRT) depots.

iStation and iControl
SMRT has installed video analytics and artificial intelligence systems for crowd sensing and virtual patrolling at MRT stations. The digital twin technologies are helping the company to achieve comprehensive situational awareness and better safety and security at the stations and depots.

Commenting on the growing engineering capabilities of the MRT network, Seah Moon Ming, SMRT Chairman, said, “For our rail network to continue to grow steadily, it is crucial for us to build bench strength and deepen the engineering capabilities that will sustain us throughthe long haul.” He further added, "As a responsible steward of the environment, we continue to strengthen our green mobility capabilities to bring value to all our stakeholders and support the Government’s vision of a car-lite nation.”


Conclusion
As SMRT continues the momentum in building up the engineering capabilities and advanced technologies, public transportation will become more efficient and safe. Together with LTA, SMRT is bringing transformation in the rail network and it will transform the transport services in the years to come.


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