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flag Australia funds $30.7M project to mass-produce self-driving freight vehicles in Melbourne.

flag A $30.7 million investment from Australia’s National Reconstruction Fund is accelerating the production of self-driving, seatless, windowless vehicles in Melbourne, marking the fund’s first move in the transport sector. flag The funding, which covers over half of Applied Electric Vehicles’ Series B round, will support the manufacturing of the company’s Blanc Robots—autonomous freight vehicles built from Suzuki chassis and equipped with Australian-made software and components. flag Production is expected to begin within a year, with the company expanding its workforce by 25 employees. flag The initiative is part of a broader national strategy to boost domestic manufacturing in key sectors, following other major investments in electric transport, including Volvo’s electric truck production in Queensland and plans for electric prime-movers in New South Wales.

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