$2m for world-leading SA driverless tech company to conduct research, on-road trials
27 March 2017
SA Government: South Australia’s global leader in
autonomous technology, Cohda Wireless, will receive $2 million from the
Government’s Future Mobility Lab Fund toward two significant research
and on-road trial projects.
Cohda is planning on-road trials on the streets of
Adelaide to test how
vehicles communicate to one another and roadside infrastructure using
the company’s state-of-the-art systems.
It will purchase two highly automated vehicle platforms to test and
expand its hardware and software for Cohda’s patented driverless vehicle
communication platforms.
The project will also expand the company’s work in ‘Vehicle to
Everything’ communications or V2X.
These communications enhance a vehicle’s ‘vision’ of the road network,
enabling it to see around corners and detect hazards in advance.
Together the two projects are valued at $5.3m and will operate out of
Cohda’s North Adelaide office.
Background
The $10m Future Mobility Lab Fund was announced in November 2016 to
boost local testing, research and development of connected and
autonomous vehicle technologies.
The proposals were required to demonstrate, develop or contribute to the
applied research of future mobility technologies that provide real
benefits to our communities, and the projects were required to take
place in South Australia.
Other successful projects which will each receive $1m from the Future
Mobility Lab Fund include:
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The $2.8m Adelaide Airport electric driverless passenger shuttle trial
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The $1.8m RDM Group driverless cargo pods at Tonsley Innovation Precinct
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The $4m Flinders University driverless student shuttles at Tonsley Innovation Precinct
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Source: South Australian Government - www.premier.sa.gov.au
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External Links: Further information about the Future Mobility Lab Fund is available: http://www.dpti.sa.gov.au/transportinnovation
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