UK Autodrive - Milton Keynes leading the way in partnership with Coventry and the motor industry
Lead Participant:
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
Abstract
UK Autodrive - Milton Keynes leading the way in partnership with Coventry and the motor industry is a large programme of work aimed at exploring and demonstrating the potential for autonomous vehicles to become part of our everyday lives. The programme, which involves the demonstration of road-going cars and lightweight self-driving pods designed for pedestrianised spaces, will be delivered on behalf of the UK by the City of Milton Keynes working in association with the City of Coventry. The partners in the programme include JLR, Tata, Ford, RDM, Thales (UK), AXA, Wragge-Lawrence-Graham, Oxford University, Cambridge University, the Open University, and the new Transport Systems Catapult. Consulting group Arup has devised the programme and will provide programme management and technical co-ordination skills.
Lead Participant | Project Cost | Grant Offer |
|---|---|---|
| OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED | £587,113 | £ 293,557 |
Participant |
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| TATA MOTORS EUROPEAN TECHNICAL CENTRE PLC | £2,103,836 | £ 1,051,918 |
| COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL | £283,863 | £ 283,863 |
| HORIBA MIRA LIMITED | £620,765 | £ 310,383 |
| FORD MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED | £916,901 | £ 458,451 |
| THALES UK LIMITED | £303,396 | £ 119,993 |
| JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED | £6,427,486 | £ 2,000,234 |
| TRANSPORT SYSTEMS CATAPULT | £330,169 | £ 330,169 |
| MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL | £1,579,999 | £ 1,579,999 |
| RICHMOND DESIGN & MARKETING LIMITED | £4,564,742 | £ 2,738,845 |
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