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Report

The committee tabled its Report No. 41, Inquiry into Transport Technology on 20 July 2020. 

View:      Report
View:     Government response tabled 20 January 2021
View:     Interim government response tabled 8 October 2020

About the Inquiry

On 11 June 2018 the Transport and Public Works Committee resolved to conduct an inquiry into Transport Technology.

In accordance with section 92(1)(d) of Parliament of Queensland Act 2001, the terms of reference for the inquiry are to consider in detail the challenges and opportunities which technology will bring to the transport sector in coming years including:

(a)   identifying trends and changes in fuel type usage in the sectors of personal transport, freight transport and public transport, such as the increasing uptake of hybrid and electric vehicles
(b)   examining the readiness of the transport network for increasing electrification of vehicles in coming years
(c)   identifying other emerging technological factors which will impact on transport networks into the future, such as driver aid technology and ‘driverless car’ technologies
(d)   examining how technology is affecting employment arrangements in the transport industry, particularly in the food delivery area

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