The latest autonomous driving research project, evolvAD, has officially got underway.
Backed by partners including Nissan and the UK government, the project will test autonomous and connected car technologies in both urban and rural environments.
The 21-month project will utilise infrastructure such as CCTV in residential areas to test how vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) technologies can enhance the performance of CAVs. It will also seek to develop new V2I technologies to support the development of autonomous driving.
Vehicles will be tested in simulation and on private test tracks before the evolvAD CAVs are put through their paces on live roads.
Robert Bateman, evolvAD Project Manager and Manager of Nissan’s Research and Advanced Engineering team, Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE), said: “In our previous research projects, our team and partners have tackled highways and complex city environments. Now we move onto our next challenge – built up residential streets and rural roads.
“To bring autonomous driving to market, we must test and trial the technology on as many different road types as possible and that’s why projects like evolvAD are so important. Ultimately, we want to make driving cleaner, safer and more inclusive for everyone and we look forward to working with our consortium partners to deliver that.”
