{"id":80198,"date":"2017-03-30T09:29:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T09:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=03e5ec7c61346a9d8ab40b74ad962ecd"},"modified":"2017-03-30T09:29:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T09:29:00","slug":"press-release-government-sets-out-next-steps-in-establishing-the-uk-as-global-leader-in-connected-and-autonomous-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=80198","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Government sets out next steps in establishing the UK as global leader in connected and autonomous vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<ul>\n<li>Business Secretary announces plans for first phase of \u00a3100 million investment in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/collections\/driverless-vehicles-connected-and-autonomous-technologies\">connected and autonomous vehicle<\/a> (<abbr title=\"connected and autonomous vehicle\">CAV<\/abbr>) testing infrastructure.<\/li>\n<li>the investment, matched by industry, will create the world\u2019s most effective <abbr title=\"connected and autonomous vehicle\">CAV<\/abbr> testing cluster in the UK\u2019s automotive and technology heartlands between Birmingham and London.<\/li>\n<li>government investment will cement the UK\u2019s status as the go-to destination for development of <abbr title=\"connected and autonomous vehicle\">CAV<\/abbr> technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Business Secretary Greg Clark launched the first competition to access funding from the government\u2019s \u00a3100 investment programme supporting the creation of test facilities for connected and autonomous vehicles today (30 March 2017) at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Connected Conference in London.<\/p>\n<p>In his speech to an international audience of over 400 industry leaders from the automotive and technology sectors he outlined plans to create a cluster of excellence in <abbr title=\"connected and autonomous vehicle\">CAV<\/abbr> testing along the M40 corridor between Birmingham and London.<\/p>\n<p>The test bed programme forms part of the government\u2019s Industrial Strategy commitment in the 2016 Autumn Statement to develop world-class <abbr title=\"connected and autonomous vehicle\">CAV<\/abbr> testing infrastructure. The programme will use some of the UK\u2019s existing <abbr title=\"connected and autonomous vehicle\">CAV<\/abbr> testing centres to create a concentrated cluster of testing facilities in the UKs automotive heartland in the West Midlands, including; Coventry, Birmingham, Milton Keynes as well as Oxford and London.<\/p>\n<p>By creating a coherent national cluster, government and industry will be able to rapidly accelerate the development of <abbr title=\"connected and autonomous vehicle\">CAV<\/abbr> technology in the UK, grow intellectual capital in this field, attract overseas investment and create a national ecosystem that covers all testing requirements for <abbr title=\"connected and autonomous vehicle\">CAV<\/abbr> technology from computer program design to on road testing.<\/p>\n<p>The programme, which is being match funded by industry, to take the total spend up to \u00a3200 million over 4 years, is being launched as a grant through a series of funding competitions. The first competition announced today will allow bids for an initial share of \u00a355 million of the test bed funding.<\/p>\n<p>Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>By 2035 the global market for connected and autonomous vehicle technologies is predicted to be worth \u00a363 billion. Our investment and collaboration with industry to build on our strengths and create a cluster of excellence that will ensure we are at the forefront of its development and perfectly positioned to lead and capitalise on this market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">The test bed is an example of the Industrial Strategy the government is committed to delivering. At its heart is a world class science, research and innovation base which will continue to offer high-skill, well-paying jobs, ensuring the UK delivers an economy that works for everyone and cement itself as one of the world\u2019s \u2018go-to\u2019 destinations for testing driverless car technology, now and in the future.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><abbr title=\"Chief Executive Officer\">CEO<\/abbr>, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (<abbr title=\"Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders\">SMMT<\/abbr>) Mike Hawes said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">The UK is a hotbed of innovation and one of the fastest moving areas is in connected and autonomous vehicles. We want the UK to be the destination of choice for the development and testing of this new generation of vehicles. Government support and investment, such as we are seeing today, will help this technology flourish allowing the UK to reap the economic and societal benefits.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The first phase of the competition will support a number of projects divided into four different streams covering a range of environments for testing connected autonomous vehicles including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>public test facilities in a complex, real-world urban or city environment<\/li>\n<li>a controlled test environment representative of driving in a city<\/li>\n<li>a realistic and controlled high-speed, test environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The launch of the test bed funding competition follows a call for evidence by the Centre of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles in May 2016 into how the UK can integrate and strengthen its <abbr title=\"connected and autonomous vehicle\">CAV<\/abbr> testing facilities and to consider the case for a test bed to provide a focus for the industry.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/consultations\/driverless-vehicle-testing-facilities-call-for-evidence\">Responses to the consultation<\/a>, which have been published today, reflect broad support for coordinating the UK\u2019s existing testing facilities and for government funding to support this work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greg Clark launches first competition to access funding supporting the creation of test facilities for connected and autonomous vehicles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80198"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=80198"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80218,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80198\/revisions\/80218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=80198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=80198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=80198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}