Researchers from two Scottish universities are to lead a new “pioneer” technology hub to accelerate the decarbonisation of the UK’s transport systems.

The website Holyrood reports that a team made up of experts from the University of Glasgow and Heriot-Watt University will use digital-twin technology to work out the most efficient way for transport systems to reach net zero.

The physical world replicas will be connected together and linked to the real world, allowing for the live collection of data. Using the information gathered researchers say they will then be able to test and improve on different scenarios, and later implement solutions into the transport system in real time.

The TransiT hub will receive £46m from the UKRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and other partners, including Stagecoach and Edinburgh Trams, to carry out the project.

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