Western Australia kicks off its iMOVE involvement with two projects, one looking at traffic prediction and preparation for connected vehicles, the other planning freight and trade logistics strategy for the next 50-100 years for Perth and its surrounds.
The Victorian Government has made changes to its Road Safety Act that will make it easier to conduct on-road trials of automated vehicles.
Professor David Hensher states the absolute need for a multi-pronged approach to minimising congestion, and that vehicle- and ride-sharing alone are not the silver bullet. He also outlines the personal economics of vehicle and ride sharing.
Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads is conducting an on-road field test of C-ITS safety applications retrofitted to around 500 vehicles and road infrastructure, in Ipswich, Queensland.
In the fifth of a series of six articles, Professor David Hensher of the University of Sydney outlines the case for building in an appropriate pricing mechanism for the use of the road network.
In the fourth of a series of six articles, Professor David Hensher of the University of Sydney discusses the paramount need for governments to share transportation data with transport operators, planners, and providers.
Professor David Hensher looks at the role of MaaS in smart cities, and how it needs to be effectively governed in order to transition to reduced congestion and emissions, and improved accessibility and performance.
Professor David Hensher discusses whether shared transport options will indeed reduce congestion, and the roles of autonomous vehicles and public transport in the new mobility ecosystem.
The GM Cruise AV is set to be the first production-ready car that removes all manual driving controls, and that includes the pedals and steering wheel.
Toyota’s e-Palette Concept is a broad mobility solution, involving purpose-configured, automated, battery electric vehicles, big data fleet management, and a heavy-hitting list of launch partners.
Transport for NSW is looking for expressions of interest from all parts of the community to trial connected and automated vehicles in regional NSW.
Perth WA will be one of the first 3 locations in the world to trial the Navya Autonom Cab, an automated, electric vehicle, offering an on-demand service.
Melbourne is soon to become the second Australian trial spot for HMI’s Autonobus, transporting the general public at the Bundoora campus of La Trobe Uni.
Cohda Wireless’ new V2X-Locate can position vehicles to within sub-metre accuracy, even in scenarios without any GNSS signals.
Follow the week’s news and events from iMOVE at the ITS World Congress 2017, in Montreal.
Amazon’s idea for a drone that delivers a top-up charge to an electric vehicle has had a patent approval. Will the idea become real?