[Sg] - Food delivery rider says many customers are fuckers who unfairly exploit minor spills to cancel order to get free food

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Bus drivers in Singapore aren't getting any younger. Here is why it's a big problem​

Efforts to shed the image of bus driving as a blue-collar job intensify as manpower shortage persists

(Illustration: CNA/Nurjannah Suhaimi)



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13 Dec 2024 09:30PM (Updated: 20 Dec 2024 07:44AM)
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In trying to attract younger workers to drive its 45-seater charter buses, one private transport firm in Singapore decided last year that it needed to offer better financial incentives.

At the time, the average driver with Westpoint Transit was 60 years old. If it did not attract a younger generation of drivers into its team, the company risked the possibility of a manpower shortage when its current crop of drivers retire.

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So, it revised its pay structure in 2023, raising its maximum starting pay for these drivers from around S$3,500 to S$5,000.

The move worked, its director of business development Lionel Lee told CNA TODAY. The average age dropped to 45, and at present, about 30 per cent of the drivers are below the age of 30.

In a different move, another private bus operator, A&S Transit, has turned to digital technology to boost the image of bus drivers as an occupation, among other initiatives.

This was meant to drum up interest in this form of transportation among younger jobseekers who might be thinking of a transportation career.

 

[k1976]

Robot cuming, Jiak Liao bee how?

 

[Truthspeak]

Self-driving public buses to be deployed on service 191 and 400 as part of LTA trial​

An on-demand autonomous shuttle bus during the official launch of a public trial run at Sentosa on Aug 20, 2019. (Photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman)



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27 Jan 2025 12:29PM (Updated: 27 Jan 2025 04:20PM)
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SINGAPORE: Singapore will trial self-driving public bus services in Marina Bay and one-north, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said on Monday (Jan 27).

This will start with smaller buses with at least 16 seats, on Service 400 in the Marina Bay and Shenton Way area, followed by Service 191 in one-north.

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These two services were selected for their shorter and simpler routes, said LTA. One-north is part of an existing autonomous vehicle (AV) testbed, where trials have been conducted since 2019.

AVs do not have drivers and are equipped with sensors that allow them to navigate through roads.

LTA will purchase six autonomous buses for a start. They will operate alongside existing buses and will be deployed from mid-2026 for an initial period of three years.

During the initial phase, the buses will have drivers onboard as safety operators.

These self-driving buses must meet operating requirements, including safe pick-up and drop-up at all stops. They will be monitored in real-time by LTA to assess their performance and compliance with regulations.

All car owners will eventually lose their car ownership.

 

[True Believer]

Sums up nicely Both deserve each other That’s why I never order food delivery

Relying on low SES men who are both hungry and thirsty to delivery your meals w/o being tempted to help themselves, is like depending on a fox to guard your chickens.

 

[rushifa666]

I remember the good old days when only fast food and pizza etc were delivered to your home, and you called them directly to make an order, no need to use a shitty app.

Because suddenly delivery very expensive. Meanwhile McDonald's still has riders

 

[Truthspeak]

Robot cuming, Jiak Liao bee how?

Most Jiak liao bee will be identified as useless eaters by the big brother AI system and will die suddenly. Don’t need to worry for them, better worry for yourself

 

[True Believer]

Most Jiak liao bee will be identified as useless eaters by the big brother AI system and will die suddenly. Don’t need to worry for them, better worry for yourself

The Civil Service is full of "jiak liao bee" who twiddle their thumbs while drawing a fat salary.

 

[Truthspeak]

The Civil Service is full of "jiak liao bee" who twiddle their thumbs while drawing a fat salary.

Robots don’t impact those high level jiak liao bees. Robots are designed to take low level jobs