UK driverless car projects given green light

Published Date: 3rd Feb 2016

Over 40 miles of roads in Coventry will be equipped with new technologies to aid autonomous vehicles, the government has announced.

It is one of eight projects aiming to develop driverless-car technologies that will receive a share of £20m, from the government's £100m Intelligent Mobility Fund.

Another will focus on driverless shuttles for the visually impaired.

Autonomous vehicles are already being tested, including in Milton Keynes.

Speaking at another test site, in Nuneaton, Business Secretary Sajid Javid explained: "Our cars of the future will be equipped with the technologies that will make getting from A to B safer, faster, and cleaner."

"They will alert drivers of accidents ahead and be able to receive information from their surroundings about hazards, increasing the safety of drivers, passengers and pedestrians."

Take a look at all 8 projects below…

 

UK Connected Intelligent Transport Environment will explore the benefits of "talking car" technologies, on 40 miles of Coventry roads

Insight will develop driverless shuttles with advanced sensors and control systems, with a focus on providing transport for disabled and visually impaired people

Tools for autonomous logistics operations and management will develop modelling tools in a collaboration between transport modellers and the computer games industry

Flourish will develop tools to improve the understanding of users' needs with regard to autonomous vehicles, in Bristol

Move-UK will accelerate the creation and market readiness of autonomous driving systems

Innovative Testing of Autonomous Control Techniques will try to reduce the cost of testing driverless systems

Pathway to Autonomous Commercial Vehicles will explore technologies to monitor vehicle data to predict safety risks

i-Motors - Intelligent Mobility for Future Cities Transport Systems will develop hardware that analyses sensory data in real-time