Frequently asked questions

Our consortium was made up of 15 members, all of whom had specific responsibilities and areas of expertise:

• Arup was the programme leader and technical co-ordinator
• Milton Keynes was the host city for the programme
• Coventry was the co-host city for the programme
• Jaguar Land Rover provided M1 (passenger car) vehicles and autonomous technologies
• Tata Motors European Technical Centre provided M1 vehicles and autonomous technologies
• Ford Motor Company provided two M1 prototype vehicles capable of car-to-x communication technologies
• RDM Group provided low-speed autonomous transport system (L-SATS) ‘pods’ along with telematics for the pods
• HORIBA MIRA provided proving-ground test facilities and led on safety case developments for the programme
• The Transport Systems Catapult led on the dissemination of the programme’s results
• Thales provided expertise on infrastructure systems and cyber-security
• AXA provided expertise on insurance matters relating to the introduction of autonomous vehicles
• The University of Cambridge undertook research on the large-scale impact of autonomous vehicles
• The University of Oxford provided expertise and research, particularly in regards to the future scalability of autonomous control systems
• The Open University provided a link to the ongoing MK:SMART programme
• Gowling WLG provided expertise on legal matters relating to the introduction of autonomous vehicles