The rise of co-living in WA
How co-living, co-working and house sitting are changing the way we live.
Our Future
The innovations and people crafting WA's futureWhere are we going? What are the technologies and who are the people shaping WA's future? We explore the rise of electric everything, driverless vehicles, innovative technologies and clever entrepreneurs that are leading the way forward.
Image: Gennaro Di Dato, Filipa Matos, Romina Triboli for PUBLIC Platform. Photograph by Bewley Shaylor, image courtesy of FORM.
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You are what you eat
How 'food tech' is set to change the way we grow and buy food
Smart farms
The technology driving WA farming into the future
Electric cars: Your most common questions answered
Experts agree EVs will hit critical mass in the next decade - so what's it like to own one?
Building a different dream
There’s more than one way to build a new home
The future of camping
These Airbnbs of the camping sector are creating new ways to holiday
Driving to the future
What our future cars will look like
Going off the grid
A new village near Northam could be the prototype for sustainable living
Almost electric
Hybrids - your stepping stone to a full electric car
Getting creative with road safety
How optical illusions are helping to calm traffic
Honey, I shrunk the car
The next generation of micro cars could be very small indeed
Power switch
The Perth households giving power to the people
New ebikes coming to WA in 2019
We check out the new ebike models heading for WA in 2019
Advances in car safety
How car safety has evolved since the early 20th century
The charge is on
We check out the new electric vehicles coming to Australia in 2019
Flying cars and driving on water
These once-fictional car genres could hit the showrooms soon
Minds of their own
Mechanical marvels that began our journey to automation
A sensor adventure
How a community of volunteer enthusiasts is helping to make Perth future-proof
How we buy cars
Convenient new options to make the process less stressful
Driverless on film
The iconic driverless vehicles that shaped pop culture
EV takeup
Who's providing the best incentives for electric car sales, and how does Australia fare?
Slow charge
Why the EV revolution has been slow to start in Australia
New kids on the block
Are Tesla, Waymo and Nayva the Ford, Holden and Toyota of the future?
Road to the future
Autonomous cars are real, and they're coming to Perth
Australia, your hydrogen car is ready
The debate is on about whether hydrogen could be the fuel of the future - and it's coming to Australian roads in 2019
Our electric future
From EV's to batteries, our charged future
Driving mobility
How driverless vehicles offer hope of a truly independent future for non-drivers
Driving your data
How much does your car know about you?
Harnessing the motion of the oceans
How a WA company is working to power the world with waves
Second-hand highways
The recycled roads solving a global waste problem
New tech old risks
The future of insurance is automated and instant
Sharing is caring
The new model of car 'ownership'
New and improved
Soon, the Perth metro will look very different to what it used to
Sci-fi cycling
New safety tech and gadgets keeping cyclists safe.
How driverless is your car?
How our cars are becoming driverless
Share the power
Selling your solar power to the neighbours
Virtually there
Tour WA landmarks with cutting edge virtual reality technology
Are we there yet?
How the Swedish transport revolution could change the way we get around
WA-made apps taking on the world
Four WA-made apps to look out for
Driverless cars are on the way
Are you ready? Take our poll.
