ComfortDelGro AI failures

A ComfortDelGro self-driving car swerved at a phantom obstacle, then hit a road divider

On January 17, 2026, a ComfortDelGro autonomous vehicle partnered with Pony.ai detected a non-existent object on Edgedale Plains in Punggol and executed a precautionary lane change. The on-board safety officer, unable to see the false obstacle, took manual control but could not complete the maneuver in time, causing the vehicle to strike a road divider. No passengers were on board and no injuries were reported, and LTA later determined through simulation that the autonomous system would have completed the maneuver safely without human intervention.

Confidence

Medium (multi-source)