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Pedestrians are more likely to be killed by heavier cars – and even more so if the vehicle is taller, Australian-first research has found.
In response, Australia must strengthen standards around data security, vehicle safety and battery recycling.
The ‘Mother Road’ has long symbolized freedom and reinvention. But its history reveals a more complicated story shaped by migration, segregation and the highways that eventually circumvented it.
The critical question is not whether the Luce succeeds as a product, but whether it succeeds as a Ferrari.
Australia largely has enough off-street parking to do away with unsightly kerbside parking – and free up space for bikes, pedestrians and scooters.
If SUVs were a country, they would be one of the world’s five biggest CO₂ emitters.
Australia’s spy agency has issued a stark warning about the privacy and national security risks of ‘connected cars’.
AI models that power self-driving cars work great in clear conditions, but turn blind in fog or at night.
As cities grow, it would be better to have more efficient, higher-capacity transport than more vehicles on the road.
State lawmakers are trying to shield tracks from nuisance lawsuits − but the larger threat may be rising land values and redevelopment pressures.
Some are calling for Australia to follow in the footsteps of other countries that are mandating WFH or shorter weeks. Here’s what the evidence says.
Victoria and Tasmania have announced free fares, but NSW is firmly against the idea. Will it work to get people out of cars?
The Clean Air Act gave California the authority to issue tough pollution standards for vehicles, with EPA approval. The Trump administration is now trying to stop it.
Australians are being urged to switch to E10 fuel, as the US-Iran conflict continues to put pressure on diesel and petrol supplies.
What began as a tool to identify threats to national security is becoming a surveillance infrastructure that can be used to track everyone.
More overtaking may not mean better racing.
Millions of hedgehogs die as they cross the roads, but a discovery is paving the way for a warning that might stop them crossing at dangerous times.
The way cars are assessed for safety ratings is changing in Australia and New Zealand. The changes are broadly positive.
We know texting while driving can kill – but research shows touchscreen controls in a car can be just as distracting.
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Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Anglia Ruskin University
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor of Transport, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, Director of the Centre for Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer and Co-Director, Electric Vehicle Centre of Excellence (EVCE), Cardiff University
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Associate Professor in Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
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