<script>
angular.module('initExample', [])
  .controller('ExampleController', ['$scope', Function($scope) {
    $scope.list = [['a', 'b'], ['c', 'd']];
  }]);
</script>
<div ng-controller="ExampleController">
<div ng-repeat="innerList in list" ng-init="outerIndex = $index">
  <div ng-repeat="value in innerList" ng-init="innerIndex = $index">
     <span class="example-init">list[ {{outerIndex}} ][ {{innerIndex}} ] = {{value}};</span>
  </div>
</div>
</div>

it('should alias index positions', Function() {
  var elements = element.all(by.css('.example-init'));
  expect(elements.get(0).getText()).toBe('list[ 0 ][ 0 ] = a;');
  expect(elements.get(1).getText()).toBe('list[ 0 ][ 1 ] = b;');
  expect(elements.get(2).getText()).toBe('list[ 1 ][ 0 ] = c;');
  expect(elements.get(3).getText()).toBe('list[ 1 ][ 1 ] = d;');});