澳大利亚资助30.7M项目,在墨尔本大规模生产自行驾驶的货运车辆。 Australia funds $30.7M project to mass-produce self-driving freight vehicles in Melbourne.

澳大利亚国家重建基金投资3 070万美元,加速了墨尔本自行驾驶、无座椅、无窗车辆的生产,标志着该基金首次在运输部门采取行动。 A $30.7 million investment from Australia’s National Reconstruction Fund is accelerating the production of self-driving, seatless, windowless vehicles in Melbourne, marking the fund’s first move in the transport sector. 这笔资金涵盖应用电动车辆系列B的一半以上,将用于支持制造该公司的Blanc机器人自动货运车辆,该车辆由铃木底底盘制造,装有澳大利亚制造的软件和部件。 The funding, which covers over half of Applied Electric Vehicles’ Series B round, will support the manufacturing of the company’s Blanc Robots—autonomous freight vehicles built from Suzuki chassis and equipped with Australian-made software and components. 预计生产将在一年内开始,公司将扩大劳动力,增加25名员工。 Production is expected to begin within a year, with the company expanding its workforce by 25 employees. 包括昆士兰的沃尔沃电动卡车生产以及新南威尔士的电动初级产品计划。 The initiative is part of a broader national strategy to boost domestic manufacturing in key sectors, following other major investments in electric transport, including Volvo’s electric truck production in Queensland and plans for electric prime-movers in New South Wales.