Article Summary on Driverless Vehicle (Draft 3)

In the Singapore Ministry of Transport (MOT) website(2018) on Driverless Vehicles: A Vision for Singapore’s Transport, MOT states that it has been investing on the research on Autonomous Vehicle(AV). It started with the Committee on Autonomous Road Transport for Singapore (CARTS), which consists of renowned specialists that forge the strategic direction for AV. MOT also mentions that it has already had existing AV technology in Singapore in a form of Singapore Rail Lines, driverless buggies and autonomous shuttle bus. MOT has had also done various efforts on AV such as introducing a test course for AV on public roads within One-North under real traffic condition. Furthermore, MOT envisions AV to be the highlight of town-planning by providing connectivity between neighborhoods. In the MOT website, LTA further suggested that by enabling car-sharing, AV could potentially become a common transport which could scale down the number of vehicles on the road by a third. Which, they believe AV will forge a future of us depend on it.

Article summary on Driverless Vehicles (Draft 2)

In the article “Driverless Vehicles: A Vision for Singapore’s Transport” from the Singapore Ministry of Transport (MOT) website(2018) states that it has been investing on the research on Autonomous Vehicle(AV). It started with the Committee on Autonomous Road Transport for Singapore (CARTS) which consists of renown specialists that forge the strategic direction for AV. While on the other hand, MOT mentions it has already had existing AV technology in Singapore. Examples such as some of the Singapore Rail Lines, driverless buggies and autonomous shuttle bus. MOT had also done various effort on AV such as introducing a test course for AV on public roads within One-North under real traffic condition. Furthermore, MOT envisions AV to be the highlight of town-planning by providing connectivity between neighborhoods. LTA further suggest that by enabling car-sharing, AV could potentially become a common transport which could scale down the number of vehicles on the road by a third. Which, they believe AV will forge a future of us depend on it.

Article Summary on Driverless Vehicles (Draft1)

In the article “Driverless Vehicles: A Vision for Singapore’s Transport”, the Singapore Ministry of Transport (MOT) states that it has been investing on the research on Autonomous Vehicle(AV). It started with the Committee on Autonomous Road Transport for Singapore (CARTS) which consists of renown specialists that forge the strategic direction for AV. While on the other hand, MOT mentions it has already had existing AV technology in Singapore. Examples such as some of the Singapore Rail Lines, driverless buggies and autonomous shuttle bus. MOT had also done various effort on AV such as introducing a test course for AV on public roads within One-North under real traffic condition. Furthermore, MOT envisions AV to be the highlight of town-planning by providing connectivity between neighborhoods. LTA further suggest that AV could potentially become a common transport which could scale down the number of vehicles on the road by a third. Which, they believe AV will forge a future of us depend on it.

Self Introduction

Subject: Self Introduction

Dear Professor Brad,

My name is Jonathan, currently pursuing a degree in Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Building Services). I previously graduated from Nanyang Polytechnic with a Diploma in Electrical Engineering with Eco-Design. My hobbies are traveling, watching movies. I also love to try out new things and looking at the world from a different perspective.

 During my polytechnic days, I initially had my mind set on entering the power industry specializing in renewable power. During that time there was always a heavy emphasis on the Singapore Government huge investment on renewable energy. However, I changed my mind after learning how similar the building industry was to the power industry. This fascinates me and sparked my interest in the building industry. I believed that you cannot spell success without the right attitude and interest, which led me to took SIE(BS) course in SIT.

Language is never my forte, I never had problems communicating with people but I am flawed in writing grammatically and never fail to present without stumbling when facing a crowd. Additionally, whenever I had many ideas, I hesitate to present my ideas as I find them not good enough. this result to me keeping my own ideas most of the time.

For strength, I am good at spotting other people mistakes. Probably a habit from all the years learning maths and previously having a part-time logistic job. I am also open-minded, I get along well with most people I work with while also respecting their opinions.


Through this module, I plan to improve my English language and how to convey myself properly in writing and to express myself professionally in the business world. Looking forward to your next lesson.

Best regards,
Jonathan

Task 2: Self Reflection

I tried to avoid difficult tasks and deliberately look for distractions and doing them at the last minute. It got me into trouble for me a couple of times during my secondary school days. Troubles such as giving a bad impression to my group mate and having bad grades at a certain part of my school life.

 I am completely hopeless at starting anything at a reasonable time. I guarantee that you’ll never see my room neater than when I have to study for a huge test. One example was during my O's levels, I procrastinated my studies one week before my exams as I did well in my prelims. The results were devastating and it gave me a wake-up call.

Procrastination has its upsides, it enables me to work faster and be more efficient in what I am doing. Allowing me to have more time to relax. In a way, I believe I perform better under pressure, but more often it is more of me justifying putting things off.

In the end, it is all about the discipline and self-control which led me to believe that success is an accumulation of effort. As there was a saying goes, "Rome is not built in a day".