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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: 3, Informative) by MostCynical on Wednesday July 22 2015, @03:47AM

    by MostCynical (2589) on Wednesday July 22 2015, @03:47AM (#212179) Journal

    anyone who has ever driven in Adelaide will know that a car being driven by a toaster would be an improvement over the way the locals drive.

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  • (Score: 2) by Bartman12345 on Wednesday July 22 2015, @04:27AM

    by Bartman12345 (1317) on Wednesday July 22 2015, @04:27AM (#212187)

    Oi, if you don't like the way we drive, stay off the footpath.

  • (Score: 1) by sbgen on Wednesday July 22 2015, @04:28AM

    by sbgen (1302) on Wednesday July 22 2015, @04:28AM (#212188)

    Amen to that. With grid-like road system, it should be great for self driving cars. A beautiful, beutiful city.

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