Impacts and implications of automated vehicles for Australian and New Zealand road operators

Road vehicles that are ‘highly’ automated are expected to be introduced to our roads before the end of this decade. Austroads has commissioned WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff to develop a report for road operators in Australia and New Zealand that identifies and assesses key issues impacting automated vehicles (AV). The end goal is a consistent approach to regulation across local, state and federal road organisations to allow AV vehicles to: (a) be safely and effectively operated on our road networks, and; (b) achieve an optimised level of safety and mobility benefits. A key output of this Austroads report will be the identification of key issues that are anticipated to arise due to the pending introduction of a greater number of automated vehicles, and the provision of guidance on how to consistently address these issues. This report will be of interest to a wide range of road operators given the substantial change expected on our road networks in the near future. The key deliverable from this report will be guidance to road agencies and other key stakeholders on how road networks can be managed to support and optimise the introduction and use of automated vehicles. This will include consideration of design, operation and maintenance of roadside infrastructure. This paper outlines some of the background and key considerations in developing the report which will be published later this year.

• Authors:
  • Benjamin, S
  • Ballingall, S
• Conference:
  • Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM) National Conference, 2016, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• Publication Date: 2016-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 10p
• Monograph Title: 2016 AITPM Traffic and Transport Conference, Sydney, New South Wales, 26-29 July, 2016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated vehicle control; Control; Policy; Policy, legislation and regulation; Standardization; Traffic regulations; Transportation departments; Types of roads by network; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Policy and planning; Road networks
• Geographic Terms: Australia; New Zealand
• ATRI Terms: Autonomous vehicle; Policy; Road authority; Road network; Standardization; Transport regulation
• ITRD Terms: 3882: Automatic; 253: Transport authority
• Subject Areas: Highways; Policy; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01613383
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 19 2016 10:50AM