On August 28, 2023, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo officiated at the inauguration of the LRT Jabodebek. Indonesian SOE Minister Erick Thohir was there. He claimed that this was his third invitation to accompany the President on the autonomous train.
"All thanks be to God, it's getting better, alhamdulillah. According to a quote by Erick from the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube channel on August 28, 2023, "I think this is an extraordinary answer to the traffic density in Bogor, Bekasi, Tangerang, and Jakarta. He outlined how the autonomous train's expedited development will lessen the flow of private vehicles into the city. He hoped that Jakarta's ongoing traffic congestion issue might be solved by the elevated train.