Transport Archives - Herbert R. Sim

Tagged Transport

Transport, is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another.

Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations.

Transport enables human trade, which is essential for the development of civilizations.

The Sky is The Limit: Flying Cars and Drone Deliveries – A Normalised Future?

September 7, 2021

Opinion, Visual Arts

When it comes to flying cars and delivery drones, there’s been a doubtful perception by some at this incredulous idea, which perhaps, suppresses the reality that these airborne creations have been around, and n...

Time Travel: Decoding the Space-Time Continuum

September 5, 2018

Opinion, Visual Arts

Illustration above entitled "Back to the Future 4 : the journey" by Tohad ------------------------------------------------------- The timeless (pun intended) appeal of time travel to pop culture was reinf...

Crypto-Luxury in the Digital Age

February 2, 2018

Opinion

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum are the talk of the town as values have skyrocketed. Bitcoin rose more than 1000% in 2017 and has a current market capitalization of almost US200 billion. This trend a...

Coffee with Su Min Sng, Head of Communications, GRAB

November 28, 2017

Out & About

Last afternoon, Herbert Sim had a coffee catchup with Su Min Sng, Head of Communications, GRAB. Su Min shared with Herbert, about the latest statistics, according to TNS, a global market research firm, in Si...

Race to the Finish Line: Private Hire Cars Versus Taxis in Singapore

March 30, 2017

HuffPost, Publications

The private-hire car (PHC) industry, driven by the phenomenal impact of ride-booking apps, has taken on a dynamic and high profile in Singapore’s transport scene with challenges and opportunities for both bus...

Future of Mobility in Singapore

December 5, 2016

Visual Arts

I was deeply inspired by the paper i co-authored for National University of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy‘s “Future Ready Singapore Project” essay competition entitled: "Share, green, speed: ...

“Present(ing) Futures #2: The Future Of Mobility” By Herbert Sim & Yeo Sunn Liang

November 11, 2016

Publications

Here below is my joint paper submission with my co-author, Yeo Sunn Liang, for National University of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy's "Future Ready Singapore Project" essay competition. Pre...

Self-Driving Cars: Steering Towards Utter Failure or Inventive Success?

February 12, 2014

Opinion, Visual Arts

Above is my work-in-progress illustration of 'The Future of Self-Driving Cars' in GIF. ---------------------------------------------------------------- In 1995, a pair of researchers from Carnegie Mellon ...