Tesla wants Australian robotaxi trials in 2027 - Information Age

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    "title": "Tesla wants Australian robotaxi trials in 2027 - Information Age | ACS",
    "excerpt": "By Tom Williams on Oct 30 2026 10:35 AM Print article Tesla has urged the Australian government to support a trial of autonomous vehicles (AVs) in 2027, after the American technology giant began rolling out Cybercab robotaxis in the United States earlier this year. Tesla recommended Australia \"support an autonomous vehicle trial in 2027\" by granting permits for testing on public roads, in a 16 October submission to a parliamentary inquiry on productivity, published on Wednesday. The company is currently touring its autonomous Cybercab – which does not have pedals or a steering wheel – around its Australian showrooms, but is unable to test it on local roads. While the federal government is developing a new Automated Vehicle Safety Law (AVSL) to enable AVs on public roads, Tesla recommended that Canberra work with industry to approve local AV trials \"until such time that the national regulatory framework for AVs is in place\". The company, which is led by CEO Elon Musk, also recommended the federal government work with states and territories to \"accelerate the proposed AVSL, including via streamlined federal-state/territory coordination mechanisms and technical standards development\". \"Australia’s AV regulatory framework was first proposed by the National Transport Commission back in 2016,\" Tesla wrote. \"Today, progress on a national AV framework remains fragmented and continues...",
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