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New self-driving vehicle trials to begin in UK

Three new trials of self driving vehicles, expected to reach roads by 2021, have been given the green light by the Government.

โ€˜Project Apolloโ€™ will be led by upmarket taxi firm, Addison Lee, introducing an app-based on demand ride-share service within London.

The consortium includes Oxbotica, the self-driving vehicle software company with which Addison Lee is already working with to create a 3D map of Canary Wharf, in preparation for autonomous vehicles.

A second consortium, ServCity, will be led by Jaguar Land Rover (with Addision Lee also participating). Six autonomous Land Rover Discoverys will offer a ‘premium mobility service’ across four London boroughs.

โ€˜Project CAV Forthโ€™ will be the third trial, taking place in Edinburgh. Five autonomous full-size double decker buses will offer a service from Ferrytoll Park and Ride in Fife across the Forth Bridge to the Scottish capitalโ€™s Train and Tram Interchange.

The bus will include a driver on board at all times, with the project running busses every 20 mins, totalling 20,000 weekly journeys and offering a test case for similar autonomous bus services in the future.

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