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Driverless cars to attempt London to Oxford journey in 2019

Date: 25 April 2017   |   Author: Daniel Puddicombe

A consortium of British companies have launched a 30-month autonomous vehicle trial which will culminate in a fleet of fully driverless vehicles travelling between London and Oxford.

Funded by a £8.6m Government grant, the Driven project, led by autonomous vehicle technology company Oxbotica. The scheme aims to remove barriers to real-world uptake of driverless vehicles.

Oxbotica provides the software to 'Harry', a self-driving shuttle which is currently being trialled by members of the public (and was tested by BusinessCar) in Greenwich, south-east London.

These barriers include data-sharing between vehicles, insurance modelling, risk profiling and cybercrime threats.

Other partners involved in the scheme include O2, TRL, Oxfordshire County Council and Transport for London.

The six vehicles used in the trials will be operating at level four autonomy, meaning they have the capability of performing all safety-critical driving functions and monitoring road conditions for an entire trip, with zero-passenger occupancy.

According to the consortium, no other autonomous vehicle trial at this level of complexity has been attempted before, and the group claimed the study will "radically transform" how insurance and autonomous vehicles will work together.

"No company, group or consortium of autonomy experts has ever attempted what Driven is planning over the next 30 months. We are seeking to address some of the most fundamental challenges preventing the future commercial deployment of fully autonomous vehicles. I have full confidence in Driven's world-leading and internationally respected team of specialists to deliver this project," said Graeme Smith, chief executive of Oxbotica.



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