Redlands Coast Smart Mobility

Redland City Council and RACQ have partnered to bring an exciting and innovative transport trial to the Southern Moreton Bay Islands.
 

The Redlands Coast Smart Mobility Trial is a joint initiative between the RACQ and Redland City Council, with the support from EasyMile and the SEQ Council of Mayors and is Queensland’s first full on-road trial of an autonomous vehicle on Karragarra Island in Queensland’s Moreton Bay.

Karragarra Island is a small island community in the Southern Moreton Bay Islands. Residents rely upon a ferry service to travel to and from the mainland and there is no public transport service on the island. The objective of the trial is to provide a transport connection for residents and visitors to the ferry terminal and demonstrate the viability of this type of transport technology is servicing isolated communities.
 

The trial is operating on Karragarra Island for 6 months until May 2020 and during this time the RACQ Smart Shuttle will be subject to a research project by University of the Sunshine Coast evaluating interactions and community expectations of autonomous vehicles. The research project will also complement the data collation and analytics being completed by EasyMile and the project team.

The RACQ Smart Shuttle will operate a series of trials over five years to explore the potential for autonomous vehicles to address various transport issues, including transport disadvantage. The trials will also expand understanding about the safety of autonomous vehicles, their suitability to Queensland driving conditions and how they interact with other road users.

If you’re interested in seeing the RACQ Smart Shuttle in action as part of its regular schedule or possibly arrange an exclusive session, contact the project team at smartshuttle@redland.qld.gov.au

For more information about the trial, please visit:

https://www.racq.com.au/promotions/racq-smart-shuttle

For timetable information, service disruption updates or feedback on the trial, please visit:

https://yoursay.redland.qld.gov.au/SmartMobilityTrial