Transport ministers prepare for 2020 rollout of autonomous vehicles
Australia’s transport ministers have agreed to take a uniform legal approach across states and territories to vehicles equipped with automated driving systems.
Australia’s transport ministers have agreed to take a uniform legal approach across states and territories to vehicles equipped with automated driving systems.
A new report (PDF) released by Transport Certification Australia (TCA) scrutinises the challenges of building a secure national ecosystem for the rollout of the so-called ‘internet of cars’: Cooperative intelligent transport systems (C-ITS), which can include vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure and vehicle-to-person communications.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has issued regulations to support the rollout of intelligent transport systems (ITS).
Queensland Motorways (QML) is working to develop “a motorway that thinks” — a new system capable of providing motorists with access to information such as projected travel times to help them make more informed travel decisions. Such system could enable motorways to track traffic patterns based on real time traffic conditions, delivering targeted and flexible traffic management strategies and a more efficient transportation network.