Bosch to trial driverless tech on Australia’s high-speed rural roads
Bosch has received an automated driving system (ADS) permit from the Victorian government to test automated vehicle technology on high-speed rural roads in the south-eastern Australian state.
Bosch is to use a $2.3 million grant from the Connected and Automated Vehicle (C/AV) Trial Grants Programme to develop the technology, which will be tested later this year.
The C/AV programme funded through the government’s $1.4 million Towards Zero Action Plan – an initiative which provides guidelines on how V
January 24, 2019
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311 Bosch has received an automated driving system (ADS) permit from the Victorian government to test automated vehicle technology on high-speed rural roads in the south-eastern Australian state.
Bosch is to use a $2.3 million grant from the Connected and Automated Vehicle (C/AV) Trial Grants Programme to develop the technology, which will be tested later this year.
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Acting state premier Jacinta Allan says the probability of being killed on a rural road is five times higher than in the city.
“That’s why we’re rolling out a record roads investment in rural Victoria – and this is another way we can improve safety and save lives,” Allan adds.
The testing will be conducted on roads that expose an automated vehicle to a range of different traffic, weather and infrastructure conditions.
Knowledge gathered from the trial is expected to provide a better understanding of the infrastructure required for the deployment of C/AVs.
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Drivers who ply their trade on apps such as Uber could be under greater scrutiny as part of proposals being put forward by the UK government.
The potential risk to passengers from the explosion of ride-hailing apps, as private-hire drivers are perceived to receive less thorough vetting – for example, to flag up past convictions – has long been argued.
Incidents such as the murders of passengers by a Didi driver in China heightened such concerns - although critics point out that a US Uber driver who ad