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60 Million Drivers Now Insured Through Telematics, PTOLEMUS Finds – UBI Market Set to Reach €200 Billion by 2035

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BRUSSELS–BUSINESS WIRE– The Usage-Based Insurance (UBI) market has now reached over 60 million customers across 450 active programmes – a sixfold increase in just ten years. PTOLEMUS Consulting Group, which predicted the “uberisation” of insurance in 2015, highlights this transformation in its new report. UBI is now a truly global phenomenon that reaches 59 countries … Continued

CDU EXPERT: Poor policy making Australia lose grip on e-scooters

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8 SEPTEMBER, 2024 Who: Charles Darwin University sustainable transport solutions expert, PhD Candidate in Law, Ferdinand Balfoort. Ferdinand is completing his doctoral dissertation on the topic of distributive justice, sustainability and shared e-scooters, focusing on the benefits and burdens of sustainable transport technologies. Topics: Regulatory frameworks for sustainable transport solutions including micromobility (e-scooters and e-bikes) … Continued

Smartphones in cars help cities spot rough roads

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Potholes could be a thing of the past, after a team of Monash engineers found a way to use smartphones to monitor roads – a cheaper, quicker alternative to Australia’s current road survey methods. The smartphone method doesn’t just detect bumps, cars feed footage into an app that builds a live map of road conditions … Continued

Federal and State Treasurers affirm EV growth for Australia’s clean transport future

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The Electric Vehicle Council congratulates Treasurers across the country for agreeing that future road user charges “should be designed to not deter the continued take-up of electric vehicles.” This commitment gives long-needed certainty and shows that EV adoption remains a national priority. It enables fair, future-focused tax reform that supports, rather than hinders, Australia’s shift … Continued

$5 all-day parking in the city centre

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  People riding into the city centre now have another convenient, affordable and secure parking facility.   The Circular Quay bike hub is easily accessed from the Pitt Street cycleway with a daily $5 rate or a monthly membership for $60.   The City of Sydney-owned facility is being run by Secure Parking and comes … Continued

Stellantis Joins GlobalPlatform to Advance Global Automotive Cybersecurity Standards

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–BUSINESS WIRE– Stellantis is the latest major auto OEM to join GlobalPlatform, helping to accelerate cross-industry collaboration on cybersecurity standardization for software-defined vehicles (SDVs). Stellantis—the company behind 14 major auto brands, including Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, FIAT, Jeep®, Opel, Peugeot, and Vauxhall—has joined GlobalPlatform to help align its technologies with evolving automotive use cases … Continued

Connecting King and College street cycleways

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Construction has begun on a new section of cycleway that will safely connect people riding between College and King streets.   More than 200m of separated cycleway will be built on street around the north-eastern side of Hyde Park and southern end of Macquarie Street, connecting to the existing shared path at Queens Square and … Continued

RACV ANNOUNCES NEW E-SCOOTER INJURY RESEARCH

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RACV is mounting a campaign to better understand e-scooter injuries, funding new research and awareness. With the number of e-scooter injuries still on the rise, RACV Head of Policy James Williams said it was concerning that we don’t have a robust understanding of why e-scooter injuries are occurring. The gap in knowledge is what prompted … Continued