ServCity is a research program that aims to help cities around the world solve a problem: how they can harness the latest autonomous vehicle technologies and successfully incorporate them into complex urban environments. Through this work, it will develop a blueprint that directly tackles the barriers to deploying autonomous vehicles in cities.
Through simulation, end-user experience research, and real-world testing, ServCity will inform how cities can exploit the potential of autonomous mobility solutions and accelerate their deployment.
These tests will be conducted in dedicated facilities ahead of public road testing in London with state-of-the-art autonomous vehicles, utilizing the Nissan LEAF. To advance the progress of autonomous mobility services in complex urban environments, ServCity’s work will go beyond the technology involved in these services and consider the whole journey.
The project receives funding from the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) and Innovate UK, the UK Government’s innovation agency. The consortium’s partners include Nissan, SBD Automotive, Connected Places Catapult, the University of Nottingham, Hitachi, and TRL – a subsidiary of the Transport Research Foundation.
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