SINGAPORE, June 16 -- Motorists may be able to pay for their roadside parking in Singapore automatically in the future, with the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) reportedly launching a study on the use of Bluetooth-enabled sensors embedded in roads.

The sensors, which can detect when a vehicle enters or exits a parking space, would communicate with the vehicle's on-board unit (OBU) to facilitate automated payment, according to a URA tender issued on May 6 reported by The Straits Times (ST).

Currently, roadside parking payments are made using paper coupons or the Parking.sg app, but the new system could eliminate the need for manual input.

ST wrote the study is separate from the Land Transport Authority's (LTA) ongoing plans to integ...