Working with motorway operator Transurban and car manufacturers to develop the automated technology, the shuttles will run on the Sydney orbital network including the Lane Cove Tunnel, The Hills M2 Motorway, Westlink M7, the M5, and the Eastern Distributor. Developers in the autonomous vehicle sector received a boost recently after the New South Wales government launched a four-year , AUD10m ( $7.3m ) fund to test the technology. A shuttle-bus trial is currently underway in Sydney , while 400km away, Dubbo is set to become the first town in the state to test autonomous buses. The fund is part of the state government's Future Transport 2056 initiative, and follows 2020 announcement of draft legislation by the National Transport Commission , set to be in force by last month's , allowing autonomous vehicles to be used on New South Wales roads.
Developers in the autonomous vehicle sector received a boost recently after the New South Wales government launched a four-year , AUD10m ( $7.3m ) fund to test the technology. A shuttle-bus trial is currently underway in Sydney , while 400km away, Dubbo is set to become the first town in the state to test autonomous buses. The fund is part of the state government's Future Transport 2056 initiative, and follows 2020 announcement of draft legislation by the National Transport Commission , set to be in force by last month's , allowing autonomous vehicles to be used on New South Wales roads.