The trial ComfortConnect service operates from Mondays to Fridays and has been available to residents in Tanjong Rhu and Meyer Road since 15 August.
Due to the higher running costs revealed during a trial, the Land Transport Authority will not roll out on-demand buses.
About 6,000 trips were taken with on-demand public bus services in the first seven weeks of a six-month trial, the Land Transport Authority said on Tuesday.
The Land Transport Authority kicked off its six-month trial of on-demand public buses yesterday, receiving a mainly positive initial response.
Commuters in Joo Koon and Marina Downtown will be able to hail a public bus the way they hail a private-hire ride using a phone app.
The LTA has announced a six-month trial of on-demand public bus services. Is this is the future of mobility, or just another disruptive idea poised for failure?
A six-month trial of on-demand public bus services will begin in December, allowing commuters to request for pick-ups and drop-offs at any bus stop.
By the end of the year, commuters will be able to call on-demand buses that cost less than taxis and have higher service standards than public buses.
Two firms, Via Transportation and Ministry of Movement, have been awarded almost half a million dollars in contracts to carry out on-demand bus service trials.
GrabShuttle Plus, on-demand bus service, is now available in Sengkang and allows users to travel between the town and Punggol.
Grab has begun trials of an on-demand bus service in Punggol, where users can book a shuttle bus to travel between any two bus stops there.
The Land Transport Authority has called a tender for proposals for on-demand, dynamically-routed public bus service trials.
A newly launched premium school bus service, which can help shorten students' commute time between home and school by up to 40 percent, is seeing strong demand.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has been awarded for using data analytics to understand commuters' behaviour and travel demand to improve bus services.