Autonomous motoring preview in Melbourne
A workshop in Melbourne next week addresses the upcoming time when ‘motorists’ will become mere ‘passengers’ in their own carsGlobal education provider, General Assembly, and Melbourne-based corporate think tank Cogent are teaming up to run a workshop next week, to discuss the future of connected, shared and autonomous motoring (self-driving cars).
The workshop, named 'Tech & the Future of Self-Driving Vehicles', will ponder some of the big, upcoming questions already concerning some motorists and industry analysts.
For example, why leave your four-wheeled investment sitting in the garage during the week? It could be running around making you money – or at least paying back the estimated $10,000 per annum it costs you to own it. And another issue likely to be explored is whether we can reduce the number of vehicles on our roads from the current national fleet of around 14 million vehicles.
What promises to be an entertaining and enlightening event will be held on Thursday, November 16, between 6pm and 8pm at General Assembly's premises at 12a, 45 William Street, Melbourne. Organisers request those wishing to attend (it's free) to register beforehand on the event website.
Panellists taking part include George McEncroe, who, in addition to being a "writer, teacher and comedian" has launched a ride-sharing app named 'Shebah', exclusively for women. To date – after just seven months – it has been downloaded by 32,000 passengers and 2000 drivers.
Joining George for 'Tech & the Future of Self-Driving Vehicles' will be Samantha Buckis – Manager, Road Safety Technical and Policy at Victoria's TAC (Transport Accident Commission) and our very own Mike Sinclair, Editor-in-Chief at motoring.com.au and carsales.com.au.
Samantha Buckis completed her Honours in Psychology at Deakin University back in 2007 and manages a 'multidisciplinary team' which offers technical advice concerning connected and autonomous vehicles, vehicle safety and driver behaviour.
Along with Samantha, George and Mike, the other participants are Marty Andrews and Mark Wells of Cogent – a company dedicated to formulating new ideas and developing software for online businesses. Marty, the founder of Cogent, has also recently founded Chargefox, a business committed to simplifying electric-vehicle recharging. And Mark, who will be moderator for the evening, is the CEO of Cogent.
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