Australia Announces New National Laws For Autonomous Cars

Very soon Australia would be coming up with self-driving cars and lawmakers have to prepare for their arrival. “Australian transport and infrastructure ministers have recognised that automated vehicles offer the possibility of fundamentally changing how transport is provided and unlocking a range of benefits,” writes Carolyn Walsh, the chair and commissioner of Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

The National Transport Commission (NTC) is now bringing the island nation up to speed with the drafting of policy that will eventually see autonomous cars take to the road safely and legally.

“With automated vehicles, there will be times when an ‘automated driving system,’ rather than a human, will be in control of the vehicle. We need a nationally consistent law to know who is in control of a motor vehicle at any point in time,” said NTC Chief Executive, Paul Retter.

The NTC has proposed the national regulation will-
- Allow an automated driving system to perform the dynamic driving task when it is engaged.
- Ensure that there is always a legal entity responsible for driving
- Set out any obligations on relevant entities, including the ADS entity, and users of automated vehicles
- Provide flexible compliance and enforcement options.

The NTC hopes to roll out the laws by the time commercially-available automated vehicles are ready.

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