News: Services
The UK's first autonomous bus service, which Edinburgh Napier University has played a part in developing, has been officially launched.
Scotland's Transport Minister Kevin Stewart was joined at the official media launch event at the Traffic Scotland National Control Centre by Ray O'Toole,...
Source: Vanfleetworld UK
The initiative is part of Ford's Self-Driving Research Programme, designed to help businesses understand how autonomous vehicles could benefit their operations. First launched in June to explore the potential impact upon courier services and doorstep deliveries, the DP...
TERMINOLOGY
3G, 4G, 5G - third, fourth, fifth generation mobile communications networks
ADAS - advanced driver assistance systems
CAM - connected and automated mobility
CAV - connected and automated vehicle
CCAV - UK government Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
V2V, V2I,...
Source: Connectivity is Key to Advancing Safety for Everyone Sharing the Road
Over the last few years, we have witnessed extraordinary advances in technology that are revolutionizing vehicle safety. There's a great deal of well-deserved excitement in the media for the onset of autonomous...
Source: The RAC Foundation.
A new study by the University of Nottingham and the RAC Foundation suggests that behavioural training for drivers is paramount for the transition into the next stage of automated vehicles, known as level 3 automation.
A team from the University's Human Factors...
Whilst all eyes are focused on Waymo, Tesla, GM (Cruise) and others in the autonomous passenger vehicle market; there is another battle playing out - the adoption of automation within industry which, in several examples, is well ahead of the curve.
Those who have been early adopters, such as...
The DRIVEN consortium has celebrated a key milestone in its 30-month government-supported project by demonstrating the capabilities of a fleet of self-driving vehicles in London’s challenging and complex urban environment.
The jointly-funded £13.6m programme gave a week-long demonstration...
Smart Mobility Living Lab (SMLL), the UK’s most advanced connected urban testbed for future transport and mobility solutions, has announced its first test routes for self-driving cars in London.
Located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, the test...
