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West Midlands Mayor Andy Street meets local entrepreneurs at the NatWest Clean Transport Accelerator

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 17:00:00 GMT

West Midlands Mayor, Andy Street, today (23 January 2024) visited entrepreneurs who have taken part in the NatWest Clean Transport Accelerator at The University of Warwick to hear how the expertise it provided has helped them to grow their businesses.

Meet the expert – Professor David Greenwood: What is a Gigafactory and why do we need one in the UK?

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 12:45:00 GMT

On the day that Jaguar Landrover owners, TATA Sons, announce a £4m investment into a UK Gigafactory, expert Professor David Greenwood explains what gigafactories are, and why they're important to the UK automotive industry.

David Greenwood is a Professor of Advanced Propulsion systems, Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), The University of Warwick

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

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 14:03:00 GMT

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.

World’s largest scenario database for Automated Vehicles is now open to public - Safety PoolTM Scenario Database

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 09:41:00 GMT

Leading experts at WMG at the University of Warwick and Deepen AI, have launched credit-based access to the largest public store of scenarios for testing automated vehicles. The Safety Pool™ Scenario Database, features over 250,000 different scenarios. WMG and Deepen AI are also working with regulators internationally to help evaluate the safety of Automated Vehicles using the Safety Pool^TM Scenario Database.

University of Warwick proposes new quality and safety regulations report for micromobility vehicles

Thu, 05 May 2022 07:45:00 GMT

The UK is the last major Western economy not to legislate ‘Powered Micro Vehicles’. The University of Warwick wants to change that and has proposed a new set of regulations for allowing micromobility vehicles, such as e-scooters to operate legally in the UK. The report looks at ways to improve the quality and safety of models available, as well as providing clear guidance for authorities to deal with unsafe behaviour.

New report outlines the need for cross domain transport safety standards

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:49:12 GMT

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.

WMG academic joins Department for Transport’s Science Advisory Council

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 11:47:50 GMT

Dr Siddartha Khastgir from WMG, University of Warwick, has been appointed to be on the DfT’s Science Advisory Council, where he will advise on a wide range of science and engineering issues, such as enrolment of Autonomous Vehicles.

Wheely good start for University of Warwick sustainable transport strategy

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 12:13:24 GMT

Staff, students and visitors at the University of Warwick have embraced the new West Midlands Cycle Hire scheme, with more than half of the university’s base stations consistently in the top ten across the whole West Midlands region by trips made. The campus e-scooter trial has also proved popular with almost 50,000 rides being taken since the scheme’s launch. These two-wheel transport schemes are part of the University’s commitment to encouraging staff, students and visitors to swop car journeys for more sustainable modes of transport such as cycling and public transport

Coventry’s Affordable Very Light Rail Track Unveiled

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 12:25:32 GMT

· As part of Coventry Very Light Rail (VLR), Coventry City Council’s flagship transport project, a novel track form has been designed and manufactured by researchers from WMG, University of Warwick, together with their design partners Ingerop/Rendel.

University of Warwick and WMG already on route with today’s CBI demand for “Greener Miles”

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 08:33:00 GMT

The University of Warwick is not just backing today’s CBI report ‘Greener Miles: Delivering on a net-zero vision for commuting’ – which calls on businesses to shoulder greater responsibility for ensuring their workers adopting greener travel habits – it has already taken action with a two year extensive programme to cut personal car use on campus and therefore reduce emissions.