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Flexible Direct Debit for Vehicle Registration Unveiled
17+ hour, 21+ min ago (324+ words) The Cook Labor Government has rolled out new direct debit payment options for vehicle registrations to help Western Australian households manage their budgets. The expansion of the Department of Transport and Major Infrastructure's (DTMI) vehicle registration direct debit scheme now…...
Singapore Team Triumphs in First Multi-Car Autonomous Race
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (551+ words) Image: Members of Team Kinetiz posing with the autonomous race car they developed after their victory. (Credit: K2) Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), UAE technology company K2 and autonomous systems specialist Alp Autonomy have won the world's first multi-car autonomous race…...
Supporting Automotive Industry To Be EV-ready
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (189+ words) Round 3 of the DRIVEN Charger Rebate Stream is now open. The rebate program has already helped more than 400 car dealerships and EV repair businesses buy and install smart fixed EV chargers or portable DC EV chargers through Rounds 1 and 2. Following…...
Iconic Vessel Retires to Aid Algal Bloom Recovery
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (787+ words) Senator The Hon Murray Watt, Minister for Environment and Water The Hon Joe Szakacs MP, South Australian Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Louise Miller-Frost MP, Federal Member for Boothby The MV Andrew Wilson is today taking her final voyage, sinking…...
System Predicts Self-Driving Car Errors
1+ week, 5+ day ago (814+ words) Self-driving cars are often controlled by deep learning models that sometimes fail in unexpected situations. For instance, the car might inexplicably brake and block the path of an oncoming emergency vehicle. A human driver or passenger may need to react…...
Aussie Drivers Embrace EVs, Charging Woes Loom
1+ week, 5+ day ago (531+ words) NRMA Insurance is the country's largest motor insurer. EVs make up around 3% of its motor policies with the share expected to rise to approximately 10% by 2030 as adoption increases. Tesla accounts for around 50%, closely followed by BYD, MG, Hyundai and BMW....
Historic Engines Take Their Place On Artemis III
1+ week, 5+ day ago (215+ words) Mirage News On Aug. 24, technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida began installing the four RS‑25 engines in the core stage of the agency's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will carry the Artemis III crew into low Earth…...
AFAS Launches Road Ready Grant for Deployed Spouses
1+ week, 6+ day ago (198+ words) When an Airman or Guardian deploys, their spouse inevitably takes on more responsibilities at home, from managing the household and caring for children to keeping the family vehicle safe and reliable. To help ease that burden, the Air & Space Forces…...
Perth Drivers Urged: Fill Up Before Petrol Prices Jump 1 September
1+ week, 6+ day ago (224+ words) Motorists in Perth and Mandurah are advised to fill up now if they need to, with petrol prices set to rise tomorrow. Drivers are also urged to only purchase the fuel they need to fill their vehicles, not to stockpile....
NSW Drivers Get $100 Rego Discount Starting Today
1+ week, 6+ day ago (282+ words) Drivers across New South Wales renewing their vehicle registration due from today will pay $100 less to register their privately owned vehicle, while motorcyclists will pay $80 less for their rego. The $100 registration discount will benefit the owners of more than 4.4 million…...