Feel free to check your email while driving this car. Or maybe you'd prefer to make a video call, or just relax and take in the scenery.

That's the future with the first Australian self-driving car, which has been developed in Victoria.

The first Australian self-driving car has been unveiled in Victoria. Credit:Justin McManus

A prototype, unveiled at Bosch's Clayton headquarters on Wednesday morning, has been developed with the Transport Accident Commission, VicRoads and $1.2 million from the Victorian government.

The car has been built to level four autonomy, which is one step below a fully driverless car. The driver must still be present, but they can hand over control to the car.