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Dromos Autonomous Vehicle concept for Cambridge Autonomous Metro. Designed and rendered by PriestmanGoode.
Plans for a £2bn Cambridge Autonomous Metro are to be scrapped, the new mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has said.
Labour’s Nik Johnson confirmed that he would scrap the project after beating his rival, the Conservative incumbent James Palmer, to the post.
Speaking to the
Cambridge Independent after his win, Johnson confirmed that he would not be proceeding with the project, which could have seen a fleet of autonomous vehicles ferry residents around the counties
The Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro (CAM) aims to deliver a new transport system to connect towns and villages across both Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. In March the project unveiled three sets of designs for the new transport system. One proposal would see a fleet of driverless pods ferrying people between 84 predetermined stops.
Mayoral candidates clash over metro plans
The candidates debated for over an hour at a virtual meeting on Wednesday
Mott MacDonald’s design concept for the CAM Metro (Image: Mott MacDonald)
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s next mayoral candidates clashed over the future of public transport at a virtual husting.
Cambridge city council Lib Dems launch manifesto
The group has been the largest opposition party on the city council since losing control in 2014
Leader of the Cambridge city council Lib Dems, Tim Bick, and his deputy Cheney Payne
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