Qld government must have detailed maps to keep driverless cars on track

“We found that, unlike core autonomous vehicle technology driven primarily by tech companies, governments could and have been more involved in the discussion of how HD maps are created, used and maintained, especially in continents like Europe,” he said.

“This is exciting from a technology standpoint because there’s still the possibility of further home-grown HD mapping developments in a collaboration between government, private industry and the research sector.”

The newly released report recommends governments work with companies which already work in the space, specifically various GPS navigation companies, to generate high quality maps covering relevant areas.

They highlight that an issue with this plan is that Australia as a…