Innovate UK

18th August 2020

AVs on a Long Road to Consumer Acceptance

Only time will tell when it comes to building confidence in autonomous vehicles despite a recent pilot’s claim that most consumers are happy riding a driverless vehicle. That’s the...

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4th March 2020

EV Supplier Claims World’s Most Power Dense Motor

A UK automotive industry supplier is claiming to be developing what it claims to be the world’s most power dense permanent magnet electric motor. Equipmake, has teamed up with...

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3rd December 2019

UK Project to Boost EV Power by Cutting Vibration

A project to explore ways to boost EV performance by reducing power sapping vibration has been started in the UK. British engineering specialist, Drive System Design (DSD) is the...

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14th August 2019

EV Charger Claims World First With Pop-Up City Solution

A British start-up is claiming a city EV charging solution with the world’s first pop-up charging street furniture. The UEone from Urban Electric Networks claims to solves the problem...

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Oxbotica Expands AV Fleet Into London
22nd January 2019

Oxbotica Expands AV Fleet Into London

Oxbotica is to expand its fleet of autonomous vehicles from the public roads of Oxford to those of London. The company, which was spun out of the University of...

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Electric AVs Trialed in Manchester
18th January 2019

Electric AVs Trialed in Manchester

Two fleets of electric autonomous vehicles with no controls or steering wheels are to be trialed in Manchester, north-west England. Three AVs for the first phase of ‘Project Synergy’...

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23rd November 2018

UK’s First Autonomous Full Scale Bus to Operate in Scotland

The first commercial autonomous featured full-scale passenger bus fleet will enter trials operating along the Forth Road Bridge in Scotland. Government aided Innovate UK announced funding to support a...

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