The UK Autodrive project got underway on 1st November, 2015, marking the start of an ambitious three-year trial of connected and autonomous vehicle technology.
One of three projects to have emerged successfully from the UK government’s ‘Introducing Driverless Cars’ competition, UK Autodrive will carry out on-road trials in Milton Keynes and Coventry, using cars provided by project partners Ford, Jaguar Land Rover and Tata Motors European Technical Centre. The programme will also trial a fleet of lightweight, self-driving ‘pods’ for use on pavements and other pedestrianised areas.