Legislation was passed last year to enable the NSW minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight to approve trials of automated vehicles. 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. The funding will be used for research and development of driverless cars that can drive on roads without human intervention. The fund is part of the state government's Future Transport 2056 initiative, and follows last month's announcement of draft legislation by the National Transport Commission, set to be in force by 2020, allowing autonomous vehicles to be used on Australian 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. The funding will be used for research and development of driverless cars that can drive on roads without human intervention. The fund is part of the state government's Future Transport 2056 initiative, and follows last month's announcement of draft legislation by the National Transport Commission, set to be in force by 2020, allowing autonomous vehicles to be used on Australian roads.