Bosch gets green light for automated vehicle tests
Bosch is the first recipient of a permit under Victoria’s new Automated Driving System (ADS) scheme.
Bosch is the first recipient of a permit under Victoria’s new Automated Driving System (ADS) scheme.
Telstra and Lexus Australia have won a $3.5 million grant from the Victorian government to run a field trial of 4G-based connected vehicle technology.
Networking vendor Cisco has teamed up with the South Australian government and the City of Adelaide for a trial of traffic sensors that can potentially be used to ease congestion as well as communicate with autonomous vehicles.
The federal government should facilitate and encourage trials of automated vehicles in Australia, the report of a parliamentary inquiry into the technology has recommended.
The New South Wales government has launched the state’s first trial of an automated ‘smart shuttle’ bus in Sydney’s Olympic Park.
The ACT government has revealed it plans to support testing autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicle technology in the territory.
The National Transport Commission (NTC) and Austroads have jointly released national guidelines for trials of automated vehicles on Australian roads.
The New South Wales government plans to introduce legislation to facilitate safe and legal trials for connected and automated vehicles.
Telstra says the government should implement policies that promote the uptake of autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies, warning that compared to Europe and North America Australia is lagging when it comes to initiatives involving connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV).
The National Transport Commission has released a discussion paper seeking input on guidelines for testing automated vehicles.
Truck platooning — road freight vehicles travelling in a tight convoy, co-ordinated by vehicle-to-vehicle communications — is set to come to Australia, with the West Australian government backing fleet trials in the state.
Telstra and Cohda Wireless have conducted a trial of ‘vehicle to infrastructure’ (V2I) communications using the telco’s 4G network.
Automated vehicle technology has the potential to reduce death and injuries on New South Wales roads that result from factors such as driver fatigue, driver distraction, speed and inexperience, a NSW parliamentary inquiry has found.
One of the great mythologies of Australian long distance truck driving — the image of the 24-hour non-stop driver, staying awake on amphetamines and sliding past load restrictions, speed limits and compulsory rest stops — is set to bite the dust, courtesy of the Internet of Things.
“Conventional systems focus on artificial intelligence. But there’s other types of intelligence – emotional intelligence,” says Dr. Mark Johnson of VoiceBox Technologies. “We’re trying to build systems that will be much more context aware."