Response to changing driving laws to support automated vehicles

IAG commends the NTC’s work to date in implementing a roadmap for reform. We do believe changes are required to current laws to enable regulation of autonomous vehicles. However, we also suggest additional requirements will need to be developed in order for the general community to understand what is expected of them and when whilst driving in an automated vehicle. As we have previously stated, we believe there are five key principles that should underpin the thinking and approach of any regulation option;   

• People first: led by the needs of customers and the community
• Safety: incident prevention is key as is the ability to recover from loss and provide community assurance
• Trust: an essential component to build, equally important to repair when something goes wrong
• Continual learning: experimentation through to improvement, sharing information
• Collaboration: partnerships and working together across sectors and industries