UK Government invests £51 million ($67.6 million) in four projects that will test connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) technology

Briefing

October 24, 2017

Briefing	Trusted IntelligentCAVs (TIC-IT) – Allots £13 million ($17.2 million) in new facility for testing autonomous vehicles, to be built by engineering firm Horiba Mira and Coventry University Test Environment – Millbrook-Culham Test and Evaluation Environment (MCTEE) project funds £6.9 million ($9.2 million) in vehicle-testing areas to be set up by Millbrook Proving Ground and Oxford’s Culham Science Centre that mimic realistic city driving environments Smart Mobility Living Lab – Invests £13.4 million ($17.8 million) in Smart Mobility Living Lab Project which will create two live-testing sites in Greenwich and Stratford, London UK Central CAV Testbed – Allocates £17.6 million ($23.4 million) to develop testing areas in Coventry and Birmingham managed by Warwick Manufacturing Group
Accelerator	Transportation and Mobility
Market Disruption	Innovation, Competitiveness and Trade
Sector	Transportation and Logistics
Organization	Coventry University, Culham Science Centre, Horiba Mira Ltd., Millbrook Proving Ground, Warwick Manufacturing Group
Source	Trendall, S., "Government invests £51m in driverless car schemes", PublicTechnology, https://www.publictechnology.net/; Moran, M., "Government awards £51m for development of self-driving car testing infrastructure", TransportXtra, https://www.transportxtra.com/; AcceleratingBiz analysis
Original Publication Date	October 22, 2017

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