SINGAPORE — Amid grouses by the first batch of Tengah residents on the lack of amenities and transport options, Grab on Thursday (June 13) said it is mapping out the town on foot and by car as it is being constructed.
SINGAPORE — Amid grouses by the first batch of Tengah residents on the lack of amenities and transport options, Grab on Thursday said it is mapping out the town on foot and by car as it is being constructed.A Grab Map employee walks past blocks of HDB flats in Tengah while wearing a camera backpack used to map walking paths.
“Grab is using its proprietary mapping technology to update maps with Tengah’s evolving network of roads and points of interests, to ease residents’ concerns around the difficulties of navigating roads amidst ongoing construction and finding the right pick-up and drop-off points,” said Grab in a statement on Thursday.
The device — the KartaCam — has a camera on each of its four sides, creating a 360-degree view of every footpath and road in the vicinity. Grab will then use artificial intelligence to analyse the images to map out the area, said head of product for maps at Grab Sunny Wijewardana. “With a new area like this, our customers may have issues finding the right drop off point, or pick up point, they might have issues with getting the right delivery coming to their house as well,” said Mr Wijewardana.
“We want to make sure that when passengers book a car, it is matched to the exact location, or else there are a lot of disputes.”
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