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The FINANCIAL — Self-driving vehicles in the UK are receiving a boost with the announcement that four trailblazing projects have received a total of £2.3 million from government. The projects will demonstrate routes to safe fully automated vehicles. The Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) will work with Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, to invest in these projects. The aim of this competition is to continue development of technologies to enable safe use of fully automated vehicles. The projects Oxbotica-led project An Oxbotica-led project to demonstrate how au...

Hydrogen trains, electromagnetic braking system and pandemic-busting innovations win DfT cash The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced the winners of its First of a Kind competition to develop new technology to encourage passengers back to the railway. In total, 30 projects have received a share of a £9M pot to help develop the technology further. The winners were selected by the DfT in partnership with Innovate UK. Winners include: A 360-degree immersive journey planning app, interchangeable train interiors and an app connecting passengers to the world outside their train A system t...

UK Government To Spend £20 Million Funding 'Electric Vehicle Innovations' Mar 13, 2021 at 7:34am ET ++ The funding is part of the "build back greener" policy The government has announced plans to invest £20 million in “electric vehicle innovations” and it’s inviting companies to pitch their ideas. The news comes as the government “cements” its commitment to ending the sale of new petrol- and diesel-powered cars in 2030, with sales of new hybrid cars ending in 2035. According to the Department for Transport (DfT), the new research and de...

previous winners include pop-up EV chargers and hydrogen-fuelled ambulances funding to help the UK transition towards all new cars and vans being zero emission by 2035, as the government builds back greener Innovative ideas for zero-emission vehicles could benefit from a share of £20 million in funding announced today (10 March 2021). The government is launching a research and development competition, open to some of the most promising electric vehicle technology innovations. This could include zero emission emergency vehicles, charging technology or EV battery recycling. Video about the �...