RAC’s driverless Intellibus hits the road in regional WA
The Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia (RAC) is trialling it’s driverless electric shuttle bus in the seaside town of Busselton.
The Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia (RAC) is trialling it’s driverless electric shuttle bus in the seaside town of Busselton.
A blockchain-based 'data monetisation platform' being launched by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and automotive manufacturing firm Continental, could see vehicles become mobile weather stations and drivers receive cash-back for sharing their data.
Internet-connected cars have the potential to prevent accidents, reduce congestion, and make them far more fuel efficient. But there are downsides too.
Australia has dropped a place in a global ranking of nations’ readiness for autonomous vehicles, an outcome industry body the Australia and New Zealand Driverless Vehicle Initiative (ADVI) says “should sound warning bells”.
How then will pedestrians be confident they have been seen by the CAV’s sensors? How will other road users be aware of the vehicles intentions? Such questions are now being considered by the major players in self-driving vehicle technology, and they are coming up with a range of solutions.