Transport NSW OKs deployment of camera ‘technology to catch those using a mobile phone behind the wheel of a car’
NSW Transport uses AI to detect illegal phone use
— Government News, September 23, 2019
Tag: Australia
‘Afterlife Bar’ wins Victoria’s road safety-focused film competition
NSW pilot of camera-tech to enforce handheld ban drew legal concerns; reveals need to ‘balance the individual right to privacy against the public interest in relation to road safety’
High-tech cameras to nab motorists catch eye of Privacy Commissioner
— The Sydney Morning Herald, July 18, 2019
‘WarningSpot’ PSAs target drivers via music-streaming service as they approach Victoria’s top road danger-zones
AAMI uses geo-targeted Spotify ads to keep Victorian roads safe
— Marketing, March 14, 2019
Device-makers; wireless tech skirt suits in US — harsh precedent for victims’ families: ‘product manufacturers are not liable for distracted driving accidents’
Apple Has Swatted Away Distracted Driving Lawsuits Without Much Trouble So Far
— FairWarning, February 27, 2019
State-run compulsory insurer in WA at odds with rest of Australia when it comes to autonomous vehicles liability
Motorists, states set to pay for self-driving car crashes
— The Australian Financial Review, January 17, 2019
Australia’s road deaths dropped by over 6 percent — Victoria had largest reduction; only Capitol and Northern territories had increase
78 fewer road fatalities as road toll improves, finds BITRE figures
— The Sydney Morning Herald, January 17, 2019
Progress on road toll — record lows on Australia’s roadways: Roundup
Western Australia:
WA’s road toll hits record low in 2018 as fatigue, mobile phones emerge as new dangers to drivers
— ABC News, January 3, 2019
Victoria:
Victoria records lowest road toll ever, but is it really possible to get to zero?
— ABC Radio, Melbourne, January 3, 2019
New South Wales:
An endless fight against road toll
— The Sydney Morning Herald, January 2, 2019