Connected and Automated Vehicles
- Publication no: WEB-R616-20
- Published: 13 May 2020
This webinar, presented on 13 May, identifies the skills, knowledge and behaviours drivers need, now and in the future, to safely operate cars and trucks equipped with higher levels of automation.
Building on lessons learned from the aviation sector, this session discusses the education and training needs of drivers of light and heavy vehicles equipped with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and Automated Driving Functions, and whether licensing requirements in Australia and New Zealand should change.
The session was presented by Professor Michael Regan, Dr Prasannah Prabhakharan, Phil Wallace and Mitch Cunningham.
The webinar details key research findings from:
- a literature review and web search
- extensive consultation with licensing authorities and other key stakeholders
- a training needs analysis, and
- an assessment of some key issues specified by Austroads.
The project aims to support licensing authorities respond to new technologies which may require new skill sets by drivers and policy responses by agencies.
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