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South Australia opens applications for fund to boost connected, autonomous car technology

The South Australian Government is inviting applications for a three-year US$7.5 million (AU$10 million) Future Mobility Lab Fund to boost local testing, research and development of connected and autonomous vehicle technologies. From today, companies, industry bodies, research institutions and other organisations are able to submit creative proposals which will accelerate the development and implementation of connected and autonomous vehicle technology, focused on three themes:. Autonomous vehicle te
November 16, 2016 Read time: 2 mins
The South Australian Government is inviting applications for a three-year US$7.5 million (AU$10 million) Future Mobility Lab Fund to boost local testing, research and development of connected and autonomous vehicle technologies.

From today, companies, industry bodies, research institutions and other organisations are able to submit creative proposals which will accelerate the development and implementation of connected and autonomous vehicle technology, focused on three themes:.

Autonomous vehicle testing and demonstrations: proposals for testing of vehicles and technologies in both off-road laboratory conditions and real world environment in general mixed traffic conditions.

Connected vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure pilots and demonstrations: proposals for pilots and demonstrations for next-generation technology in infrastructure and vehicles.

Research and development: proposals for projects that enable and accelerate the development and deployment of autonomous and connected vehicles.

Further information is available at the Future Mobility Lab Fund’s %$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 oLinkExternal website Visit www.dpti.sa.gov.au website false http://www.dpti.sa.gov.au/transportinnovation false false%> including eligibility and assessment guidelines.

All projects must take place in South Australia. Overseas-based organisations are encouraged to participate by partnering with local South Australian small to medium enterprises, universities and other organisations.

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