Applications open for $10m to boost connected, autonomous car technology in SA

The South Australian Government is inviting applications for the $10 million Future Mobility Lab Fund to boost local testing, research and development of connected and autonomous vehicle technologies.

From today, companies, industry bodies, research institutions and other organisations are able

to submit creative proposals which will accelerate the development and implementation of connected and autonomous vehicle technology.

The proposals will focus on three themes:

 Autonomous vehicle testing and demonstrations

•  Propose testing of vehicles and technologies in both off-road laboratory conditions and real world environment in general mixed traffic conditions.

•  Connected vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure pilots and demonstrations

•  Propose pilots and demonstrations for next-generation technology in infrastructure and in vehicles.

 Research and Development

•  Propose projects that enable and accelerate the development and deployment of autonomous and connected vehicles.

All projects must take place in South Australia.

Overseas-based partners are encouraged to participate by partnering with local South Australian small to medium enterprises, universities and other organisations.

South Australia is leading the nation in embracing this new era in automotive technology and this investment is aimed to grow jobs in this new part of the car industry.

This is the next step in giving South Australia vital access to this burgeoning industry expected to be worth $90 billion globally in less than 15 years.

Our State is already home to world-leading companies such as Cohda Wireless, SAGE Automation and Sydac and we want to provide opportunities to further grow and keep building on these impressive success stories.