New driverless bus trial gets underway in Cambridge
A 15-seater autonomous bus trial is being started in Cambridge as part of a national Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) programme backed by the UK Government to explore how autonomous buses can be safely and effectively integrated into public transport systems. The service will operate between Madingley Road Park & Ride, and around […]
Government launches Automated Vehicles Act implementation programme
The Labour Government has issued a major update on the future of automated vehicles with the UK primed to bring in “revolutionary” changes. The Automated Vehicles Act was passed through Parliament in 2024, but now the Government has launched a new programme, the Automated Vehicles Act Implementation Programme, with the goal of the safe deployment of […]
£18.5 million funding for UK’s connected and automated mobility supply chain
Thirteen projects aimed at improving the safety and security of self-driving vehicles are to share £18.5 million of taxpayer funding to fill specific technology gaps which should improve performance, reliability and scale-up Connected and Automated Vehicle opportunities in the UK and globally. The grants, as part of the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Commercialising Connected and […]
City Science awarded funding to explore Automated Vehicle technology on mass transit systems in Hertfordshire
Decarbonisation-focussed engineering company City Science has been awarded funding as part of CCAV’s Connected and Automated Mobility programme to investigate a segregated Mass Transit system in Hertfordshire. The project, Dedicated Driverless Spaces for Integrated Mass Transit, will be part of the Hertfordshire Essex Rapid Transit (HERT) initiative, which aims to create a sustainable passenger transport […]
First Bus and partners team up to launch UK’s first zero emission autonomous bus service
The UK’s first-ever zero emission autonomous bus service has reached a key milestone with trials on public roads getting underway in Oxfordshire. The new service, which is fully electric, will serve Milton Park business, science and technology park near Didcot and Abingdon. The service will improve the way people move both around the park, which […]
CCAV and Innovate UK launch new CAV engagement
The Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles and Innovate UK have announced a series of industry engagement events to present and discuss the proposed focus for our future work. This includes engagement with local authorities, transport authorities and transport operators of all types, who are interested in automated vehicle applications. These will be starting in, […]
Call for evidence to inform future stragetic policy on connected and automated mobility launches
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles is asking for evidence to inform future strategic policy on connected and automated mobility in the UK. The call for evidence aims to identify areas of expected UK competitive advantage in the future global CAM supply chain, and early opportunities for […]
Vodafone’s V2X trial goes live
A new mobility cloud platform designed to improve road user safety is being tested for the first time on the open road in the UK. Developed by Vodafone, Nokia and Chordant, with support from the UK Government Centre for Connected and Automated Vehicles and the Midlands Future Mobility consortium, the platform is providing digitally connected […]
