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Electric Vehicles

Transport minister avoids EVs in rambling speech on driverless cars and grey nomads
Transport minister Michael McCormack misses the point about autonomous cars, saying only they might be good for grey nomads, and making no mention of electric vehicles.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 29, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

UNSW forum tackles big questions from shift to electric and self-driving cars
Industry and academia can work together to address the challenges in an industry excited by the opportunties offered by EVs and autonomous vehicles.
Michael Mazengarb

Aug 16, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

Queensland launches “most advanced” autonomous and electric Renault Zoe trial
Queensland government unveils custom-designed autonomous and electric Renault Zoe2 to learn what is needed to make Queensland roads AV-ready.
Bridie Schmidt

Aug 16, 2019

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Electric vehicles and “robo-taxis” could deliver $92bn boost to Australia economy
New analysis finds shift to EVs and driverless autonomous vehicles could boost Australia’s GDP by up to $92bn by 2050, by boosting productivity and cutting insurance costs.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 12, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

Ford and Volvo team with Baidu in China autonomous vehicle push
Chinese internet giant signs agreement global carmakers Volvo and Ford to help put China at the centre of a massive autonomous electric car market push.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 5, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

Uber self-driving fatality raises questions about autonomous vehicles
Uber puts self-driving trials on hold after a pedestrian was hit and killed by one of its cars in autonomous mode.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 20, 2018

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Death spiral for cars. By 2030, you probably won’t own one
By 2030, you probably won’t own a car, but you may get a free trip with your morning coffee. Transport-As-A-Service will use electric vehicles and will upend two trillion-dollar industries. It’s the death spiral for cars.
Giles Parkinson

May 9, 2017

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Electric Vehicles

How to ensure self-driving vehicles don’t ruin everything
Seven principles that will help maximise the benefits of self-driving vehicles, and minimise potential negative consequences.
Josh Goldman

Feb 15, 2017

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Electric Vehicles

Autonomous vehicle developer opens Adelaide base
UK-based autonomous transport outfit RDM Group opens Asia Pacific HQ in Adelaide, sees “massive” demand in Australia.
Jonathan Gifford

Jan 30, 2017

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Electric Vehicles

All cars on Australian roads will be driverless by 2030: Telstra exec
Telstra chief scientists says all cars on Australian roads will be driverless by 2030, based on rate of development and falling technology costs.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 1, 2016

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Tesla’s new master plan revealed, and it’s Uber ambitious
Elon Musk reveals part 2 of Tesla master plan, including ambition to dominate car sharing space with a fleet of customer-owned, autonomous-driving Tesla EVs.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 21, 2016

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Will autopilot death derail Elon Musk’s trillion dollar Tesla dream?
A few weeks ago, Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk boldly predicted that his electric car and storage company would be the world’s first trillion dollar company. He’s still a long way short of that dream, but will the first death from a driver using Autopilot make that goal impossible to achieve?
Giles Parkinson

Jul 6, 2016

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