Worth a Read - March 2019
Queensland road trip set to test Artificial Intelligence on real Aussie roads
QUT researchers will take an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system on a road trip of south-east Queensland to ensure the autonomous cars of the future will be smart enough to handle tough Australian road conditions.
https://www.qut.edu.au/news?id=140289
SEQ drivers waste almost three weeks in traffic
RACQ data has revealed south east Queensland commuters who drove during peak hour on some of the region’s major motorways spent almost three weeks behind the wheel each year.
https://live.racq.com.au/2019/02/seq-drivers-waste-almost-three-weeks-in-traffic/
Ford uses light-based communication for autonomous cars
Motorists have long used hand gestures and eye contact to communicate with other road users and pedestrians. However, for when vehicles of the future have no human driver, Ford has developed a light-based system to indicate what the vehicle is doing.
Money keeps flowing to non-traditional areas for autonomous vehicles
Zoox, a California based autonomous vehicle company co-founded by a Melbourne designer, Tim Kentley-Klay, is in advanced talks with investors about a massive 'series B' funding round that would value it at around $US3 billion ($ 4 billion)
https://zoox.com/