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About CSIRO

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation is Australia's national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world.

CSIRO's core areas of impact
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Transport overview

CSIRO develops technologies for the transport sectors that span road, rail, air, sea and even outer space with innovations in design, material science, computing technology and manufacturing processes.

 Photograph showing examples of automotive, aerospace and marine transport – trucks parked in front of a cargo ship with a jet aeroplane flying overhead.
 
Aerospace Transport
 

CSIRO is making a valuable contribution to the way future aerospace vehicles are built, flown and managed.

Three passenger jets waiting on a runway, while another flies into the background.
Automotive Transport
 

CSIRO is addressing the important issues facing automotive transport with active programs in environmental sustainability and new materials through to virtual design and manufacturing systems.

Cars, buses, motorcycles, and trucks travelling on a busy road.
Transport Systems
 

CSIRO is developing computing and sensing technologies for monitoring vehicles, vehicle components, traffic, freight, transport infrastructure and transport operators.

Automated camera surveillance of traffic.