Autonomous Trucks
In a private meeting outcomes paper, a top government committee has acknowledged the industry’s frustrations about the slow pace of the truck law reforms. The comments paper from the Heavy Vehicle National Law Reform Implementation Steering Committee, obtained by the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) through a Freedom of Information request, is heavily redacted in parts. ATA chair David Smith, Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters’ Association president Scott McDonald and Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia CEO Todd Hacking were the first industry representatives invited along to give advice, but had just 10 minutes to state their case. “In response to questions from steering committee members, the industry representatives advised the highest priority issue for them was streamlined access – improvement in this area would be a step change for productivity. The representatives were consistent in their comments on the importance of a single national system.