The Centre for
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) has
up to £25 million to invest in up to 4 pilot schemes
for self-driving vehicles.
Funding is for pilots of self-driving passenger
vehicles which include at least a 6-month trial in a
public or semi-controlled setting. Trials should have a
clear commercial focus, with potential to become an
enduring service.
CCAV was set up by the Department for
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and
the Department for
Transport to help ensure the UK is a world
leader in developing and testing connected and
autonomous vehicles.
It is investing £150 million, match-funded by industry
over 5 years, into cutting edge technologies. Trials
are already under way in Bristol, Coventry, Greenwich
and Milton Keynes.
Projects must pilot viable business
opportunities
Projects should aim to test and validate:
- the technologies against a clear user need
- public acceptance of the technologies
- the business models that will deliver the service
They should focus on a viable and sustainable business
opportunity that could be introduced as a service from
the early 2020s.
Competition information
- the competition opens on 25 June 2018, and the
deadline for applications is at midday on 19 September
2018
- projects must be led by a business working with
other businesses and researchers
- we expect projects to have total costs of between
£4 million and £20 million and to last between 18 and
30 months
- businesses could attract up to 70% of their total
project costs
- briefing events will be held in London, Cardiff, Belfast, Glasgow and Sunderland at
the end of June and beginning of July 2018
