NSW in the driver's seat for an automated future
27 March 2018
Transurban: Today we announced our partnership with Transport for NSW and Roads and Maritime Services to launch the State’s largest on-road automated vehicle technology trial, heralding a commitment to future proofing and enhancing the safety of our state’s roads.
This trial brings together seven major car manufactures (BMW, Hyundai,
Volvo, Mercedes Benz, Audi and Lexus) to create tangible, shared
findings to road infrastructure across the state for the future of
connected and
automated vehicles.
The on-road trials, which will begin today and end in September, will
take place on the
Sydney orbital network including the Lane Cove Tunnel, the Hills M2
Motorway, Westlink M7, the M5, Eastern Distributor, the Sydney Harbour
Bridge and Sydney Harbour tunnel.
The cars will operate under different conditions and at different times
of the day and the data they collect will be published and made
publically available by the end of the year.
This trial will be followed by further testing of automated vehicle
technology on urban and regional roads led by the Centre for Road
Safety.
Data from the trials will be captured digitally, via an
Australian-first, purpose built app that has been created specifically
to track, record and measure the interaction between these vehicles and
the existing road infrastructure.
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