Thanks to 355 drivers in Ipswich who took part in Australia's largest ever study of 'connected vehicles', researchers are confident that intelligent cars and traffic lights could soon be an everyday feature on the nation's roads.
Researchers say "connected vehicles" could soon be a common sight on Australian roadsQueensland University of Technology academics say the new technology could cut down on crashes and traffic jams
They can also "see" other cars around bends or over hills and warn drivers about pedestrians who are about to step onto the road. The Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety's Professor Ioni Lewis said the drivers in the Ipswich trial were broadly positive about the new technology. "Fully automated vehicles with no steering wheels are still some years away, but we're on the path of increasingly automated features in our vehicles," Professor Lewis said.
Lead author David Rodwell said the success or failure of this new technology depends on whether it reaches a critical mass of adopters.Dr Rodwell said if the technology were widely adopted, it would ease traffic jams and speed up the flow of traffic.
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