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Cubic Transportation Systems has been awarded the contract to design, build, and operate a new ticketing system for Queensland’s public transport system.
Flinders University’s FLEX is a 5-year, $4 million electric driverless shuttle project, initially around Adelaide’s Tonsley Innovation Precinct.
Dockless share bikes strewn around streets, shopping centres, major event venues and more are being looked at with an enforcement eye by the NSW Government.
Australia is playing catch-up in the area of active transport — walking, cycling, public transport — but a new study called Health by Stealth is looking to give the country a boost.
Melbourne City Council has released four discussion papers, looking for participation and help on how to improve transport in and around the city between now and the year 2050.
The NTC has released a short video to not only inform Australia on what it has done to prepare the way for automated vehicles on public roads, but also the time by which it will have an end-to-end regulatory system in place.
From April 23 through to July 2018 the autonobus driverless shuttle at the Bundoora campus of La Trobe University is available for the public to experience, and provide feedback.
The University of Melbourne now has a driverless shuttle as a research tool for its Australian Integrated Multimodal EcoSystem (AIMES).
The Volkswagen Group is testing an autonomous parking service, that will not only make parking easy and convenient, but also see the parked car possibly function as a delivery spot for parcels.
Bosch has upped its ante on new mobility products and solutions, with the establishment of its Connected Mobility Solutions Division. Bosch has also acquired the US ride-sharing startup, SPLT.
The Kitty Hawk Cora is a two-person, electric-powered air taxi, with big money backing, and it’s undergoing testing right now in New Zealand.
Sydney public transport customers can now use a selection of credit cards, in addition to their Opal card, to use the contactless fare payment system on the city’s ferry and light rail networks.
The Metro is a new driverless train for new sections of Sydney’s rail network, and it’s undergoing testing right now ahead of being put into public use in 2019.
The Adidas EQT Support 93/Berlin is a limited edition shoe, unique in design, and and with an additional function… in that the shoe is also a wearable annual transport ticket.