Policy Challenges

Program 3 further builds the business case for the adoption of AVs in rural and regional regions, exploring the drivers for accelerating market development for AVs, evaluating both demand and supply factors, such as supply chain innovation, diffusion, and adoption barriers and enablers. It complements Programs 1&2 to accelerate research translation through collaboration and cross-cluster learning between key automation stakeholders (research, government, corporates, entrepreneurs and risk capital), and a transformative governance approach to address potential core-periphery power dynamics.