Deadline: 20-Jul-22
Applicants are now invited for the Commercialising Connected and Automated Mobility Mass transit program to support the CCAV ambition to progress technologies, products and services into commercial offerings.
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will work with the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) to invest up to £41.5 million in innovation projects across two competition strands.
The aim of this competition is to target early commercial self-driving vehicle opportunities, and support the UK supply chain to grow and fill technology gaps necessary for their deployment.
Themes
- economic, social, and decarbonisation benefits, considering the Green Book
- capital expenditure and operational expenditure
- infrastructure and service delivery plan and timelines
- commercial viability and revenue protection
- passenger capacity and scalability of service
- encouraging the use of public transport
- integration into existing public transport networks, including active travel, with consideration of connected infrastructure, on demand and Mobility as a Service technologies
- connecting underserved routes, locations, or populations to employment centres, education opportunities and larger population centres
- ensuring safety and security, including cyber security
- use of UK-based automation and infrastructure technologies and expertise
- ensuring public trust in the service
- ensuring accessibility and inclusivity of the service
Your project can consider the use of CAM:
- on new infrastructure
- on disused infrastructure or infrastructure that otherwise requires costly upgrades, for example rail lines
- in rural, semi-rural or urban environments
Funding Information
Your project’s total grant funding request must be between £50,000 and £200,000.
Ineligible Projects
- are industrial research or experimental development projects
- rely on the use of automated vehicles on public roads
- propose the use of automated vehicle technology on rail vehicles
- include aircraft or waterborne craft
- are dependent on export performance
- are dependent on domestic inputs usage
Eligibility Criteria
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To lead a project your organisation must:
- be a UK registered business of any size, research organisation, research technology organisation (RTO) or public sector organisation (local authority or transport authority)
- collaborate with 1 other UK registered organisation
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they will not fund :
- failed to exploit a previously funded project
- an overdue independent accountant’s report
- failed to comply with grant terms and conditions
For more information, visit Innovate UK.
For more information, visit https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/1178/overview