That’s the situation with Seeing Machines, a Canberra-based company whose AI safety system is deployed in vehicles from BMW to Ford… but barely makes a dent in domestic car markets.
Why? Blame red tape, inertia, and a lack of political will.
Despite widespread success internationally, Seeing Machines has been met with a wall of silence from Aussie regulators. While other nations fast-track this life-saving tech into their road safety mandates, Australia still debates speed cameras like it’s 2006.
And the kicker? This tech was developed here. We’re exporting brainpower and importing excuses.
The result: Australians are missing out on tech that could dramatically lower road fatalities — all while our own invention keeps American, German, and Japanese drivers safer.
It’s the same old story: world-class innovation, local government lag.
We should be the first to adopt homegrown life-saving tech, not the last. Otherwise, we risk becoming the Silicon Valley of missed opportunities.
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