The purpose of the trial was to show that Western Australia is well-prepared for the future of mobility, and that the technology can be deployed effectively along the 128,000km of roads across the region, in alignment with national plans for connected vehicles and increased road safety.

Tested on roads in Perth in early February, the trial demonstrated that both the technology called C-ITS (Co-operative intelligent transport systems) and the road infrastructure of Western Australia could work at scale.

The partnership states that the technology can be used to deliver critical information to drivers directly into their vehicles or onto their smartphones, allowing a more direct and immediate way of providing safety-relevant alerts to drivers.

This could, for example, provide alerts about changing weather conditions, vulnerable road user warnings or obstacles on the road.

Executive director network operations, Main Roads Western Australia Mehdi Langroudi said: “Our C-ITS Roadmap and C-ITS trials will assist in realising our goals for improving safety, productivity, mobility, and sustainability for Western Australians for generations to come.

“Together with the industry, we look forward to supporting the implementation of a nationally harmonised C-ITS ecosystem across the Western Australian road network to enhance safety, movement, regional resilience, and enable future vehicle technology.”