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How road rage really affects your driving – and the self-driving cars of the future

New research by the University of Warwick has identified characteristics of aggressive driving – which impact both road users and the transition to self-driving cars of the future.

Tue 11 Apr 2023, 15:03 | Tags: automotive, WMG, autonomous vehicles, transport

New technology revolutionises motorway merging for autonomous cars

Improved technology will soon allow self-driving cars to merge onto motorways and highways with better safety, thanks to new research.

Tue 22 Nov 2022, 08:44 | Tags: automotive, WMG, research, autonomous vehicles

New report outlines the need for cross domain transport safety standards

A new report launched by Dr Siddartha Khastgir of WMG calls for a codified set of rules to define safe and acceptable behaviour for automated transport systems as well as a scalable safety assurance framework.

Fri 01 Apr 2022, 11:49 | Tags: automotive, WMG, autonomous vehicles, transport

Autonomous vehicle safety standard concept enables tests needed to be road ready

An Operational Design Domain (ODD) is fundamental to Connected Autonomous Vehicle safety, however defining an ODD hasn’t been done before, until now, thanks to the work undertaken by German standardisation body ASAM and led researchers from WMG, University of Warwick.

Tue 01 Feb 2022, 09:43 | Tags: automotive, WMG, autonomous vehicles, Sciences

Challenges of transport electrification skills to be addressed by Universities of Warwick and Newcastle

Two leading universities in the field of electrification – WMG at the University of Warwick and Newcastle University – are coming together to ensure the UK workforce has the skills necessary to meet the challenges of the transition to fully electric production.


Joint European effort boosts automated driving

From 11 to 15 October the European research project L3Pilot, which WMG at the University of Warwick have worked on led by Volkswagen AG and co-funded by the European Commission, showcases automated driving functions in the City of Hamburg and on motorways nearby. The four-year project will now come to its successful end with performing its Final Event in conjunction with the ITS World Congress in Hamburg 2021.

Tue 12 Oct 2021, 13:16 | Tags: automotive, WMG, autonomous vehicles, 5G, Sciences

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