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A Melbourne-based firm has received a funding boost to manufacture self-driving vehicles. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

TransportPremiumNo seats, no dramas: $30m boost for self-driving cars

A Melbourne company creating vehicles with no seats, no doors and no steering wheel has secured an investment to boost its manufacturing.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

The City of Fremantle says actions to avoid “rat runs” in residential areas could include lowering speed limits in affected areas to 30km/h or 40km/h.

TransportCommentsFremantle braces for traffic misery as bridge closure looms

Motorists facing huge traffic delays with the closure of the Fremantle Traffic Bridge from next week could be slowed down even further, as the council eyes ‘rat runs.’

Joe Spagnolo

A train driver died after a retaining wall fell onto the track during heavy rain ?near Barcelona. (AP PHOTO)

TransportPremiumSpanish train drivers call for strike after derailments

A train drivers' union is calling for a nationwide strike in Spain after a series of accidents, including a high-speed collision that left 42 people dead.

Staff Writers

Two high-speed trains carrying hundreds of passengers crashed head-on in southern Spain. (EPA PHOTO)

TransportPremiumDeath toll soars after high-speed train crash in Spain

A high-speed train has derailed and smashed into another oncoming train in southern Spain in a collision that killed at least 39 people.

Staff Writers

Electric advocates say dominance in new vehicle safety testing should bust any lingering myths. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

TransportPremiumWant a safe car? Crash tests say you should go electric

The safest new vehicles in Australia are almost all electric, with the top performers delivering consistently across the various areas of testing.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Second-hand car sales have fallen and the used vehicles are taking longer to sell. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

TransportPremiumHybrid and electric vehicles rev up second-hand market

Australians are buying more used hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric cars, although sales across all states and territories are slowing down.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

More and more Australian drivers are embracing electric and hybrid vehicles, new data shows. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

TransportPremiumHybrids, SUVs and utes race away with 2025 car sales

Australian motorists are increasingly choosing fuel-efficient vehicles but that does not mean a move away from SUVs or utes.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

The number of car brands in Australia could rise to almost 70 over the next 12 months. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

TransportPremiumNovel car brands tipped to accelerate Aussie market

From Forthing to Farizon, consumers can expect plenty of fresh brand names in the local automotive market, with growth expected to almost double in a decade.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

A head-on collision ?between a bus and a truck has killed 11 people in Brazil (file photo). (AP PHOTO)

TransportPremiumEleven dead as bus crashes head-on into truck in Brazil

Eleven people have been killed in a road crash in Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do ​Sul.

Staff Writers

A BYD electric hatchback is expected to be the cheapest on the market when it launches in 2026. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

TransportPremiumCharges and changes: electric car shifts coming in 2026

Twists and turns are coming to Australia's electric car market, from a potential road-user charge and tax reform to the price of models launching on our shores.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

At least 13 passengers are dead and dozens are injured after a train derailed in Mexico (file pic). (EPA PHOTO)

TransportPremiumThirteen dead, 98 hurt after train derails in Mexico

Mexican authorities say at least 13 ‍people ⁠are dead after a train derailed in the ​southern ‌state of Oaxaca.

Staff Writers

At least a dozen elephants have been killed by trains across India's Assam state. (AP PHOTO)

TransportPremiumTrain kills seven elephants crossing tracks in India

Seven elephants have been killed and a calf injured when a passenger train hit ​a herd in northern India.

Wasbir Hussain

Fremantle Ports run the Kwinana Bulk Terminal and the nearby Kwinana Bulk Jetty.

InfrastructureCommentsPremiumBudget throws $22.5m at Kwinana’s port ship show

An upgrade of Kwinana’s ageing port infrastructure is under consideration after industry warned shocking shipping congestion was adding to local freight costs.

Matt Mckenzie

Lithium concentrate from the Greenbushes mine will continue to be hauled out of the site by road.

MiningCommentsPremiumGreenbushes mine owner rules out rail reopening

After co-funding a feasibility study, Talison has ruled that the reopening of the Greenbushes-to-Bunbury rail line ‘is not economically feasible at this time’.

Sean Smith

A bus crash near Segovia in northern Colombia has killed 17 people (file photo). (AP PHOTO)

TransportPremiumSeventeen dead, 20 injured in Colombia school bus crash

At least 17 people have been killed after a school bus carrying students plunged into a ravine in northern Colombia.

Staff Writers

Profits for Australian stevedore companies have hit a record high without productivity increases. (Ben Symons/AAP PHOTOS)

TransportPremiumRecord port profits strain Aussie businesses, consumers

Australia's stevedores are making historic profits despite having significant spare capacity in ports and costs and productivity remaining relatively stable.

William Ton

Electric cars are no more likely to cause severe injuries to pedestrians than other vehicles. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

TransportPremiumElectric shock: hybrids, not EVs, pose pedestrian risk

They may be quieter and heavier than petrol cars but electric vehicles are not more likely to crash into a pedestrian or to cause serious injury.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Rita Saffioti has conceded the Government has not yet dipped into funds raised via an expanded scope for Perth’s parking levy, but denied the windfall millions being collected are not being spent fast enough.

state politics CommentsPremium Saffioti denies hoarding $300m parking levy amid backlash

Rita Saffioti has conceded the Government has not yet dipped into funds raised via an expanded scope for Perth’s parking levy, but denied the windfall millions being collected are not being spent fast enough. 

Jessica Page

Transport Minister Rita Saffioti pictured at Mends Street Jetty, South Perth, on Thursday to announce the rollout of contactless payment technology on Perth's public transport network.

State PoliticsCommentsTransperth plans stall amid tap ‘n’ go payment rollout

There’s still no time frame for a digital version of the SmartRider card, as Transperth rolls out a new ‘tap ‘n’ go’ system to pay public transport fares via credit cards, phones and watches.

Jessica Page

Increased sales of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and EVs are reducing Australia's transport emissions. (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)

TransportPremiumAussies' latest car choices are driving down pollution

The growing popularity of hybrid and electric cars is helping to reduce Australia's transport emissions but big, old cars are slowing progress.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

An artist's impression on a ferry terminal at Matilda Bay.

WA NewsCommentsControversial ferry terminal to get greenlight

A $29.9m Matilda Bay ferry terminal is set to sail through approval next week, as river users mount a final-hour plea to stop a project they fear will endanger boats and reshape the iconic bay.

Harriet Flinn

Point to the electric car that doesn't go as far as the range sticker says it should. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

AutomotivePremiumCOMING UP SHORT: EVs are failing to go the advertised distance

Battery-powered cars have been found using more energy than promised in independent tests, just like their petrol and diesel peers.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles continue to take market share from petrol-only cars. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

TransportPremiumMotorists pooh pooh petrol for low-emission options

Hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles are closing the gap on their petrol rivals with sales figures showing a change in consumer sentiment.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

More than 70,000 passengers packed into new trains to be the first through Melbourne's Metro Tunnel. (Erik Anderson/AAP PHOTOS)

TransportPremium'Dangerous': firies disrupted train line on opening day

A firefighting drill delayed train services on the opening day of a major city's long-awaited underground line.

Callum Godde