Perth to host driverless-car trial - motoring.com.au

A French company named NAVYA has settled on Perth as one of three cities around the world for testing its driverless cars, named Autonoms. The trial is scheduled to commence in April next year and will be supported by the WA government and the RAC WA. Currently, both the government and the motorists' association are assessing various locations that would be suitable for closed-environment testing. "I am very proud that Western Australia is leading the way with Perth being one of only three cities worldwide trialling these vehicles," says WA's minister for transport, Rita Saffioti. "We will work closely with RAC and NAVYA to ensure the trial is a success, with the safety of the public being of the highest priority," Ms Saffioti was quoted saying in a press release.