UK Business Secretary Vince Cable and Transport Minister Claire Perry officially launched regulatory review and UK Government’s ‘Introducing Driverless Cars’ competition today.
UK Autodrive, one of the three successful projects in the competition, is a £19.2m, three year programme led by engineering and consultancy firm, Arup. The consortium - which includes forward thinking local authorities, the UK’s leading technology and automotive businesses and academic institutions - will develop autonomous vehicle technologies and integrate driverless vehicles into existing urban environment.
Representatives from UK Autodrive, Tim Armitage (Arup), Cllr Pete Marland (Milton Keynes Council Leader) and Mike Waters (Coventry City Council), joined Vince Cable and Claire Perry at today’s project launch and Government’s regulatory review.