The People in Autonomous Vehicles in Urban Environments (PAVE) consortium, based at Culham Science Centre, is tasked with working alongside government and industry partners to carry out the study, which will include asking the public for their views on this new technology.
Members of PAVE include the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s Culham-based RACE facility, Westbourne Communications, Siemens, Amey and Oxbotica, a spin-out from Oxford University’s internationally acclaimed Mobile Robotics Group. The consortium was awarded the funding following a lengthy examination process conducted by Innovate UK, which is overseeing a £20 million fund for investment in collaborative R&D projects and relevant feasibility studies to stimulate developments in “autonomous vehicles and connected transport systems.”
