An on-road Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Bus Trial will kick-start a New South Wales government plan to accelerate the uptake of autonomous vehicles on the roads.
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Ford and QUT collaborate on autonomous vehicle research
QUT Centre for Robotics researchers are working on a new fundamental research project with automaker, Ford Motor Company, to develop improved localisation and perceptions techniques for autonomous vehicles.
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LINAK releases family of field-tested CANopen electric linear actuators
Autonomous vehicles and automation in manufacturing is no longer a futuristic idea. It is a fact that automated manufacturing facilities benefit from higher productivity, increased flexibility and efficiency and improved safety.
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Autonomous troop carriers undergo trials
BAE Systems Australia has tested two new autonomous armoured troop carriers for the Australian Army.
Developed by BAE Systems in collaboration with the Australian government, two autonomous M113 vehicles
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Autonomous vehicles move Army personnel
Two M113 AS4 Armoured Personnel Carriers will run using autonomous technologies, in a trial run by BAE Systems and the Australian Army.
Developed at BAE’s Edinburgh Parks facility, the trial will run
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Future of Mobility Summit gets cities moving
At Bosch Australia’s Clayton headquarters, industry and government representatives explored the future of urban movement.
Termed the Future of Mobility Summit, the event was part of the Victorian 2019
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Queensland prepares for autonomous vehicle arrival
Queensland’s preparedness for autonomous vehicles was trialled this week as the Renault ZOE2 travelled through Shailer Park, a suburb south of Brisbane.
Over six kilometres, the automated vehicle travelled
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Research grants drive growth of smart cars in Australia
Three RMIT research projects have been awarded grants totalling more than $780,000 to modernise the Australian automotive industry.
The Commonwealth government-funded Automotive Engineering Graduate Program
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Project tests whether autonomous cars can handle Australia’s tough roads
QUT researchers will take an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system on a
road trip of south-east Queensland to ensure the autonomous cars of the future
will be smart enough to handle tough Australian road
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Toyota teams up with Uber to develop driverless cars
Toyota Motor Corporation is investing US$500 million ($630 million) in Uber as part of an agreement by the companies to work jointly on autonomous vehicles, the companies said on Monday.
Under terms of
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BHP’s South Flank mine to deploy automated technology
BHP announced on Friday that it will invest $US2.9 billion ($3.9 billion) to develop the South Flank iron ore project in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
The project is set to become the company’s first
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Automated vehicles to be trialled across Victoria
The Victorian state government passed a legislation that allows driverless vehicles to be trialled across the state.
Under the changes to the Road Safety Act, VicRoads will be able to grant permits to
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Data61, Zongmu partner for autonomous vehicles R&D
A new partnership between CSIRO’s Data61 and Chinese self-driving technology company, ZongMu Technology, is aimed at solving the problems of avoiding pedestrians and vehicle collisions by equipping
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New tech to enable driverless car manufacturers
Global data company Elsight has received its first order from the autonomous car manufacturing industry, claiming its new technology will change the way engineers service driverless cars.
Based in Tel
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Navya to establish Asia-Pac HQ in Adelaide
Driverless vehicle company Navya and the SA Government have agreed on plans to establish Navya’s Asia-Pacific manufacturing facility in Adelaide.
The agreement followed discussions between Premier Jay
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Industry Focus: Putting autonomous technology in the driver’s seat
Productivity and safety are two key targets for manufacturers seeking a high return on investment in new technology. Steven Impey investigates the role driverless vehicles are playing on the
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Start-up aims to mass-produce EVs in Australia
An Australian start-up wants to mass-produce autonomous electric vehicles, and potentially build a battery gigafactory.
CEO of start-up A2emCo, Michael Molitor, has revealed that the company aims to produce
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