South Australia begins trials of Flinders Express autonomous shuttle busFrom Wednesday, free rides can be booked on the Flinders Express (FLEX) between 10am and 2pm on weekdays during the first stage of the trials.June 18, 2018 by Jonathan Chadwick in Innovation
Navya bringing driverless vehicle trials to Perth next yearThe Western Australian government and the Royal Automobile Club WA will trial Navya's new electric, driverless fleet in Perth and two other cities next year.November 29, 2017 by Jonathan Chadwick in Innovation
SoftBank Vision Fund invests $2.25b in GM CruiseGM said the investment, which values Cruise at $11.5 billion, will drive large-scale autonomous vehicle deployment.May 31, 2018 by Jonathan Chadwick in Innovation
DeepMind's AI spots early signs of eye diseaseInitial results of DeepMind's partnership with Moorfield's Eye Hospital in London suggest that a scanning method that uses artificial intelligence could provide quicker diagnoses and help prevent sight loss.August 13, 2018 by Jonathan Chadwick in Innovation
3D-printed 'clip-on' turns smartphone into fully functional microscopeResearchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics have developed a simple clip-on that enables smartphones to visualise specimens as small as 1/200th of a millimetre.February 19, 2018 by Jonathan Chadwick in Innovation
Toyota invests $500m in Uber as part of autonomous vehicle partnershipThe two companies will work together with the aim of piloting autonomous ride-sharing services by 2021.August 27, 2018 by Jonathan Chadwick in Innovation
Microsoft adds 315MW of solar power to energy portfolioMicrosoft has bought 315MW of a Virginia-based solar project in what the company has called the largest corporate solar agreement in the United States.March 21, 2018 by Jonathan Chadwick in Innovation
Audi unveils Nvidia-powered A8 with traffic jam assistThe new model features a type of driving assistance technology that offers 'unprecedented' levels of autonomy on crowded highways.July 13, 2017 by Jonathan Chadwick in Innovation
Queensland awards startups AU$278k for automated fisheries monitoringThe Palaszczuk government said it will fund two companies for the development of high-tech systems to monitor commercial fishing.June 5, 2018 by Jonathan Chadwick in Innovation
Mastercard signs up Sydney suburb to smart cities programMastercard will collaborate with Liverpool City Council through the its global smart city development program as the Sydney suburb prepares to house the new Western Sydney Airport.August 27, 2018 by Jonathan Chadwick in Innovation