A Shared Control Layer for Australian Roads

Road transport may be approaching the point where AI, communications and autonomous systems make a shared control layer feasible, in the same way that networking protocols made large-scale digital communications feasible. This paper sets out that proposition: a dedicated control layer, defined by an open protocol, that coordinates vehicles separately from the vehicles that carry people and freight.

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Publication Details

Journal
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2026-10-31
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23832428
Primary Topic
Traffic control and management
Type
preprint
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A Shared Control Layer for Australian Roads

Wayne Williamson
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Traffic control and management
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A Shared Control Layer for Australian Roads

Wayne Williamson
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Abstract

Road transport may be approaching the point where AI, communications and autonomous systems make a shared control layer feasible, in the same way that networking protocols made large-scale digital communications feasible. This paper sets out that proposition: a dedicated control layer, defined by an open protocol, that coordinates vehicles separately from the vehicles that carry people and freight.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Traffic control and management
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