Friday, May 22, 2015

Autonomous cars legislation in South Australia


This is the first I've seen of progress in legislation in Australia for autonomous vehicles.
The article was from April 2015, and is centred on the idea that South Australia is investigating legislating for autonomous vehicles research.


From the Australian Broadcasting Corporation http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-22/driverless-cars-adelaide-trials-closer-according-to-raa/6411102


A motoring group is keen to see trial use of driverless cars in Adelaide, possibly as shuttles between airport terminals or to help elderly people stay connected with the wider community when they can no longer drive themselves around.
The South Australian Government said recently it was keen to update the state's road laws to legally pave the way for the driverless cars of the future, and has now said it planned to introduce legislation to State Parliament before the end of this year.
Motoring organisation RAA wants Adelaide to lead the way with technological advances on the roads such as cars which drive themselves.
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