A basic commuter car costs over S180,000( US135,000) due to a compulsory 10-year quota license (COE/certificate of entitlement) that alone costs S$100,000+, plus registration taxes scaling up to 320% of the car's base value. Total running costs (tolls, parking, road tax) easily add S1,000–S2,000+ per month.
Singapore is so small though and cabs are cheap and I never needed a car. I can see why Waymo will be very attractive.
in addition to all the other responses, owning a car in Singapore is also a status symbol <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Cs_of_Singapore" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Cs_of_Singapore
shell0x · · focus · HN ↗
Singapore is so small though and cabs are cheap and I never needed a car. I can see why Waymo will be very attractive.
vachina · · focus · HN ↗
thomasjoulin · · focus · HN ↗