Singapore enters the race of auto-driving cars

With ease, the road sweeper and a golf buggy drive around the track, jamming their brakes when a pedestrian steps out and sharp turns to navigate.

Welcome to the self-drive test centre in Singapore, complete with traffic lights and fake skyscrapers, at the heart of the urban push to become a hub for autonomous technology.

Although authorities are keen to tap a global push to build vehicles by auto giants and entrepreneurs, ....