# PUB trials remote-controlled pump vehicle, road sensors to tackle flooding

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/pub-trials-remote-controlled-pump-vehicle-road-sensors-to-tackle-flooding/
- Published: 2026-11-12T06:00:27+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T07:37:43+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/pump-vehicle-road-sensors-pub-trials-6544941
- Topics: World

## Key points

- PUB is piloting a remote-controlled flood pump.
- The vehicle can pump at least 500 cubic metres an hour.
- Thirty road sensors were trialled at flood-prone locations.

## Summary

Singapore’s national water agency PUB is trialling a remote-controlled pump vehicle and road sensors to improve flood response ahead of the northeast monsoon season. The tools are intended to help teams remove floodwater faster, monitor rising water on roads and reduce the need for workers to enter potentially hazardous flooded areas.

The tracked vehicle is being piloted for a year and can be operated from up to 100 metres away, including in places such as basements, car parks and tunnels. It can pump at least 500 cubic metres of water an hour, twice the capacity of PUB contractors’ current portable pumps, and run for at least seven hours; the sensors’ six-month trial involved 30 devices at flood-prone locations. Singapore’s flood-prone area has fallen from about 3,200 hectares in the 1970s to under 25 hectares, although flash floods still occur.

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