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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.
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Wednesday July 22 2015, @08:53AM
Interesting link, but if you were trying to point out that this is not the first test then I feel it misses the point. The test in Adelaide will be conducted on public roads as well as on a test track, whereas the Michigan article headline points out "Driverless cars banished to fake Michigan 'town' until they learn to read". Secondly, one of the aims of the Australian test is to ascertain what changes to road markings, signs, traffic controls etc would be beneficial - or even essential - to enable driverless cars to operate safely in mixed traffic.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday July 22 2015, @01:46PM
Nope, I was bringing in a related article when there were no comments.
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(Score: 2) by janrinok on Wednesday July 22 2015, @03:00PM