While the world combats the COVID-19 pandemic, infrastructure owners are still responsible for inspecting their bridges, roadways, and tunnels to report their current conditions to the Federal Government. Traditional visual and hands-on inspections require a significant amount of field data collection hours, making it difficult for inspectors to secure social distancing with his/her colleagues. A vehicle-mounted, non-destructive, and non-contact structural inspection methodology that features digital imaging and infrared thermography can be a solution to generate a comprehensive map of concrete deficiencies, such as cracking and spalling. This webinar introduces technology, concepts, and field application examples that illustrate how the technology can provide advanced reporting methods for future structural monitoring.

A big debate around driverless vehicles is whether they also need to be connected; to other vehicles, to the roads and to the infrastructure around them, in order to communicate and exchange information. Do we wait for connectivity to come before introducing driverless technologies? What would this look like in Australia’s transport system?

Join us for a discussion on whether automated vehicles should be connected, with the opinions of Australian industry leaders including Volvo Car, Cisco and AEV Robotics.

Presenters:

David Pickett – Certification & Engineering Manager, Volvo Car Australia
Mario Filipovic – Manager, Intelligent Transport Systems, Advanced Technology Projects and Data, Toyota
Julian Broadbent – Chief Executive Officer, AEV Robotics
Andrew O’Brien – Global Vertical Solutions Architect, Transport & Smart Cities, Cisco
Dickson Leow – National Leader, Future Transport Systems, ARRB