Automatic for the people

Imagine a city where traffic lights, vehicles, and drivers communicate seamlessly, turning rush-hour chaos into an efficient flow of vehicles – welcome to the world of connected autonomous vehicles.

Addressing fuel insecurity

Recent global conflicts from the invasion of Ukraine, Houthi attacks on crude oil tankers in the Red Sea and Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz prove that fuel supply is no longer a theoretical risk but an active, accelerating threat.

Reducing the road toll

Hospitalisation rates for road crashes have steadily increased over the past 10 years, with men, regional communities and pedestrians bearing the brunt of the rising road toll.

Curbing the e-bike menace

We’ve all seen souped up electric motorbike riders careering at breakneck speeds down pedestrian pavements, blasting through red lights and putting lives at risk – not least their own. As the toll of deaths and serious injuries continues to rise, it’s time for better regulation to protect everyone.

Two wheels good, four wheels bad

Rapid population growth is placing ever more pressure on Australia’s urban roads, but encouraging more people to walk or cycle rather than drive is proving an uphill struggle.

But officer, I wasn’t driving

Self-driving vehicles are becoming more commonplace on our roads but the traffic legislation keeping them in check is not up to speed, according to new research led by Charles Darwin University.

Why the road-toll is rising

Australia’s road toll is rising, with more than 1300 fatalities in 2024 marking an annual increase of 6%, and a new study reveals the reasons why Australia won’t achieve its zero-fatalities vision by 2050.

Curbing car emissions

Australian’s lack of car efficiency standards – and long-standing fondness for ponderous UTES, massive SUVs and clunkers with modified exhausts – mean our transport emits far more carbon than it should.

China’s mobile security threat

Australia needs to list critical infrastructure and sectors from which suppliers of concern from China and Russia are prohibited, and that should start with electric cars.

Your car’s watching you

New research reveals serious privacy flaws in the data practices of new internet connected cars in Australia. It’s yet another reason why we need urgent reform of privacy laws.

Get off your phone

Holding and using a mobile phone while driving is against the law, but we all see drivers do it all the time while they hurtle through red lights, ignore green ones and wander all over the road, so what can be done to reduce the problem?

Electric car sales are slumping

Far from increasing exponentially, the sales of electric cars in Australia and elsewhere in the world are flatlining or falling due to reduced government incentives and concerns about resale values and fires.