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In February, 2015, The Daily Conversation televised a five minute segment outlining the history of the automated car and its future potential.
On August 11, 2017, 7 News televised a segment detailing plans to trial four fully automated cars in Melbourne on the Monash-City Link-Tullamarine corridor.
On August 31, 2016, 9 News Perth reported on the trial of a driverless shuttle bus on the South Perth foreshore. The report includes comments from enthusiasts and those with reservations.
On May 12, 2017, Trend Micro televised a segment explaining the advantages and risks associated with fully automated, interconnected vehicles.
On December 8, 2015, TED-ed released a series of scenarios exploring the ethical dilemmas that will face the programmers of automated vehicles.
On May 4, 2016, Financial Times released a 12-minute segment examining the different approaches a variety of manufacturers were taking in producing automated or semi-automated vehicles.
On November 20, 2017, Behind the News released a segment explaining the operation and some of the possibilities associated with driverless cars.
On December 14, 2017, Science Magazine published a segment suggesting that some of the claims made for automated vehicles may be exaggerated.
On August 22, 2017, Market Watch televised a segment giving a variety of views as to when fully automated cars would be widely available.
On October 10, 2016, Life Noggin released a segment on self-driving cars which also included some discussion of the ethical decisions they might have to make.
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Web links, documents and video clips
On December 22, 2017, The Victoria Transport Policy Institute released a report titled 'Autonomous Vehicle Implementation Predictions: Implications for Transport Planning'
This is a highly detailed, thoughtful and balanced consideration of the possible development and impact of autonomous vehicles.'
The full text can be accessed at 
On December 1, 2017, the federal Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities issued a statement titled 'Automated Vehicles in Australia' which outlined the work being undertaken across Australia to ready the country for automated vehicles.
The full text can be accessed at
On November 30, 2017, ABC News published a report titled ' Uber-style driverless cars set for Perth as part of international trial' detailing Perth's plans to trial driverless taxis. The vehicles will arrive in the city in April, 2018, and will be trialled soon after. Perth is the first Australian city to take and is part of an international trial.
The full text can be accessed at
On November 13, 2017, The Herald Sun published a news report entitled 'Driverless cars set to be on Victorian roads in 2018'
The report details the proposed changes to Victoria's road laws to accommodate driverless vehicles and the timeline within which these vehicles are intended to operate in Victoria.
The full text can be accessed at
On November 11, 2017, a bill was introduced into the Victorian Parliament titled ' Road Safety Amendment (Automated Vehicles) Bill 2017'
It details changes to be made to Victorian road laws to allow for the safe operation of automated vehicles.
The full text can be accessed at
On October 23, 2017, The West Australian published a news report titled 'Humans a hurdle to driverless cars' which focused on recent research findings that indicated automated cars could lead to the de-skilling of human drivers.
The full text can be accessed at
On September 26, 2017, Swinburne Online published a report titled ' Self-driving cars could dramatically reduce the road toll'
The article reported on the work of Hussein Dia, chair of Civil Engineering at Swinburne University of Technology on the capacity of automated cars to bring an end to road accidents caused by human error.
The full text of the article can be accessed at
On September 12, 2017, medium.com published an article by Kyle Vogt, chief executive officer of Cruise (a developer and manufacturer of automated vehicles), titled 'How we built the first real self-driving car (really)' outlining the processes involved in the development of an automated car.
The full text can be accessed at
In August, 2017, a Standing Committee report was released titled ' Social issues relating to land-based automated vehicles in Australia'
The Committee recommended that the Australian government support the introduction of automated vehicles, primarily because of their capacity to reduce the road toll; however, it noted that these vehicles will have wide-ranging implications, some of which will require governments to make policy adjustments.
The full text can be accessed at
On August 10, 2017, Bloomberg Technology published a comment and analysis titled 'Robots are ruining your driving skills' which reported on a series of findings, some from automobile manufacturers, suggesting that semi-automated cars are deskilling drivers.
The full text can be accessed at
In August, 2017, The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Industry, Innovation, Science and Resources released its report on ' Social issues relating to land-based automated vehicles in Australia'.
The Committee recommended that given the capacity of the technology to save lives Australia should make its adoption a priority.
The full text can be accessed at
On June 22, 2017, Tribune News Services published a comment by William Noack titled 'Autonomous Vehicles Will Improve Safety, Lower Costs to Drivers'
The opinion piece outlines a range of advantages that may derive from the use of automated vehicles. The full text can be accessed at
On June 1, 2017, The Australian published a report titled ' Driverless vehicles to cut truckies' jobs' which looked at problem job losses among professional transport drivers as autonomous vehicles become more common.
The full text can be accessed at
On May 26, 2017, Forbes published in its Science section a report titled 'Just One Driverless Car Could Ease Traffic Jams'
The report explains the driving behaviours that tend to promote traffic jams and the manner in which a small number of automated cars could modify this.
The full text can be accessed at
On May 12, 2017, British Telecommunications online publication, BT, published a comment and analysis titled 'Driverless cars could be a solution to traffic congestion'. The article cites United States research which suggests that even a relatively small number of cars on the road could improve traffic flow.
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On March 1, 2017, Drive published a comment and analysis titled 'But the transport industry needs to start getting ready for a shake-up in unskilled jobs' The item considers some of the ramifications of semi-automated and automated vehicles, including their impact on job losses.
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On January 19, 2017, The Los Angeles Times published a news report titled 'U.S. ends investigation of fatal Tesla crash and finds "no safety defects" in car's Autopilot'
The report details the investigation into the first automated vehicle-related fatality.
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On December 15, 2016, VicRoads released a discussion paper titled 'Future Directions Paper: How Victoria will continue to support the development of automated vehicles'
The paper outlines the regulatory framework that will need to be established to ensure that automated and semi-automated vehicles can be adequately tested before they are allowed on Victorian roads.
The full text can be accessed at
On September 20, 2016, Robotics Trends published a comment and analysis titled ' Self-Driving Cars Need to Be More Reliable' which outlined the limits of GPS technology and suggested alternative navigation systems.
The full text can be accessed at
On August 25, 2016, Business Insider published an analysis titled '6 scenarios self-driving cars still can't handle'. The second of these was heavy rain and snow, which, it is said, confuse the cars' sensors and cameras. The full text can be found at
On August 11, 2016, Smith's Lawyers online site detailed some of the job losses to be expected as automated cars become more common. The piece is titled 'Self-Driving Vehicles Will Save Lives But Destroy Jobs, and can be accessed at
On June 14,2016, Business Insider Australia published a report on ways in which automatic cars could be advantageous. The report considers road safety, traffic flow and fuel efficiency and time savings.
The report can be accessed at
On March 15, 2016, Wired published a comment and analysis titled 'Self-driving cars won't work until we change our roads - and attitudes'. The piece argues that automated cars cannot be expected to read all the complex visual cues that human beings can and that until we make modifications to roads and signage they will not be feasible.
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On October 14, 2015, The Washington Post published a news report titled ' Elon Musk vents about California's lane markings confusing Tesla's autopilot' which dealt with Tesla's chief executive complaining that certain types of ambiguous road markings cannot be accurately read by some automated vehicles.
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On September 29, 2015, The Atlantic published an analysis by Adrienne LaFrance titled ' Self-Driving Cars Could Save 300,000 Lives Per Decade in America' dealing with the potential of automated cars to save lives'
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On May 10, 2015, Gizmodo published a comment and analysis titled ' The Reason We Won't Have Autonomous Cars Any Time Soon' which outlined the difficulties associated with reliably navigating automated vehicles.
The full text can be accessed at
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