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Licensed Vehicle Tester (LVT) are lodged Intelligent Transport
electronically together with photos, to
VicRoads. And VicRoads and CPVV are Systems Asia Pacific Forum
supposed to be working more collaboratively The 17 ITS Asia Pacific Forum is being hosted
th
nowadays, since they both come under the in Brisbane from Monday 25 – Thursday 28
Department of Transport portfolio.
May at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition
Surely an inspection done by an LVT Centre.
(which takes around 1.5 hours) is more The 4-day forum will include a strong industry
comprehensive than a RedBook inspection program including tours and demonstrations,
(around 10 minutes) and it is more accurate, a showcase of over 90 exhibitors, as well
and thorough, and can be relied upon. This as an exciting social program. The 2020
was evidenced when RedBook was found to theme of “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable
not put vehicles onto a hoist to check the Communities” will demonstrate Australia’s
underbody and didn't take any wheels off to new initiatives and adapted learnings from the
check the brakes.
advances of our neighbouring mega cities.
Surely the government wouldn't be Key topics to be covered include
compromising on public and driver safety?
• MaaS (Mobility as a Service)
Yet the regulator still endorses RedBook as a • Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
provider of safety inspections of CPVs. Is there • Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence in
a relationship between CPVV and RedBook Transport and Transport Pricing, Tolling
Inspections that we are missing?
and Charging
• Policy, Standards and Harmonisation

Cabcharge Dockets • Intelligent Transport = Inclusive Transport.
It's going to be a fantastic 4-day event and you
Cabcharge paper dockets are becoming
obsolete - they will no longer be accepted can find more information at itsap2020.com.
as payment for a trip in a taxi. So make sure
that you have your Cabcharge Terminal in
your vehicle, if you wish to accept Cabcharge Mrs Toni Peters
payments. DRIVE A2B Editor

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