The Centre of Excellence for Testing & Research of Autonomous Vehicles – NTU (CETRAN) was opened in 2017 by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and JTC.

CETRAN was established to support the LTA in developing test requirements and standards for the deployment of autonomous vehicles (AVs) in Singapore, serving as a Centre of Excellence. Rather than directly developing new AV technologies, CETRAN focuses on conducting fundamental research on how these systems should operate, defining testing requirements, and contributing to the establishment of international standards for AVs