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posted by janrinok on Tuesday July 21 2015, @07:47PM   Printer-friendly
from the followed-by-a-BBQ-and-stubbies dept.

The Register is reporting plans to hold trials of driverless cars in Adelaide - not simply to test the cars themselves but also to determine what is required to support automated driving technologies in terms of infrastructure and manufacturing.

The scope of the trials seems limited: there'll be two days of tests on November 5th and 6th to coincide with a conference. How many cars and how far they'll go hasn't been discussed, but the cars will apparently drive around the airport, the Southern Expressway and Tonsley Innovation Park.

It's hoped the trials "will establish how driverless technology needs to be manufactured and introduced for uniquely Australian driving behaviour, our climate and road conditions, including what this means for Australia’s national road infrastructure, markings, surfaces and roadside signage,” according to the ARRB's group managing director Gerard Waldron.


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  • (Score: 2) by Bartman12345 on Wednesday July 22 2015, @03:08AM

    by Bartman12345 (1317) on Wednesday July 22 2015, @03:08AM (#212166)

    As a South Australian, I for one welcome our new self driving overlords.

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  • (Score: 2) by Tork on Wednesday July 22 2015, @03:53AM

    by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 22 2015, @03:53AM (#212180)
    Are you just now getting that episode of the Simpsons down there, Bartman?
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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 22 2015, @09:59AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 22 2015, @09:59AM (#212251)

      mono... DOH!