Taxi, private-hire drivers can switch to bus driving under new career pathway amid AV rollout

Training will run two to six months and can be taken part-time, with a shorter track for drivers who already hold a Class 4 licence.

Public buses queue to enter a bus stop. (File photo: Facebook/Land Transport Authority)

Natasha Ganesan 28 Sep 2026 11:00AM (Updated: 28 Sep 2026 11:30AM) Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Read a summary of this article on FAST. Get bite-sized news via a new cards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST SINGAPORE: Taxi and private-hire car drivers can switch to bus driving under a new career pathway launched on Monday (Sep 28), as autonomous vehicles are progressively introduced on Singapore's roads .