The New South Wales transport department has warned the rise of AI is increasing misinformation about road rules, after false claims that drivers must legally keep their headlights on at all times spread online.

When Australians searched for “Australian road rules for headlights”, Google summarised – and linked to – a site falsely claiming that drivers will need to keep headlights on at all times or face a $250 fine from 10 November.

Transport for NSW said the claim – which appeared under the “People also ask” option – was one of several pieces of misinformation that have been circulating online about Australian road rules. Some falsely claim that stricter requirements for older drivers had been introduced, and fines increased for things like smoking while driving.

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