{"id":5209,"date":"2020-05-20T11:19:03","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T10:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=5209"},"modified":"2021-01-18T14:36:44","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T14:36:44","slug":"west-midlands-roads-to-be-used-to-test-new-autonomous-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/west-midlands-roads-to-be-used-to-test-new-autonomous-vehicles\/5209\/","title":{"rendered":"West Midlands roads to be used to test new autonomous vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"
Researchers suggest that the rise in autonomous vehicles could be the start of a new era of safer roads, predictable goods deliveries, and faster journey times.<\/p>\n
A consortium has now launched a new project to test autonomous vehicles in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. The consortium of companies includes WMG<\/a>, MIRA<\/a>, AVL<\/a>, Transport for West Midlands<\/a>, Costain<\/a>, Amey<\/a>, Wireless Infrastructure Group<\/a>, Vodafone<\/a>, Coventry University<\/a>, and Highways England<\/a>.<\/p>\n Work has begun on the first phase of the Midlands Future Mobility route, which will extend from Coventry to Birmingham. The route will run through urban roads, inter-urban, and suburban roads, taking in key interchanges such as Birmingham International Airport and the new HS2 Hub in Birmingham. This variety of road types allows researchers to fully understand vehicle performance<\/a> in real world locations.<\/p>\n The Midlands Future Mobility route will trial autonomous vehicles on 300km of land, which is soon to be extended to 350km. The route was developed by Transport for West Midlands in collaboration with Coventry City Council, Birmingham City Council and Solihull Council.<\/p>\n In the first round of trials researchers will be testing the route using \u2018connected\u2019 vehicles<\/a>. Connected vehicles can communicate with each other to warn other vehicle users of traffic, car accidents, and other hazards.<\/p>\nThe Midlands Future Mobility route<\/h3>\n
Connected vehicles<\/h3>\n