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The advent of road transport automation is suggested to be one of four key technological transitions that could amount to a major transformation in mobility practices. Specifically, fully Automated Vehicles (AVs) might replace the current private car owner user model…
The VENTURER film tells the story of the innovative £5-million driverless car research and development project, which concluded in June 2018, and how it explored the future of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) in the UK. VENTURER was delivered…
In September 2018, the VENTURER project released its final report, detailing key learnings from the £5-million government co-funded driverless car project, which was based in the West of England and concluded in June 2018. The three-year research and development project…
Questions as to “who is liable?” and “who will pay?” in the event of an accident involving a self-driving vehicle have been asked for as long as the concept of self-driving vehicles has existed. From time to time, the questions…
The Trial 3 participant experiments investigated road user behaviour and participant trust when CAVs (Connected and Autonomous Vehicles) form part of traffic in urban environments. The ability of CAVs to interact safely with a range of road users, particularly in…
In March, VENTURER undertook an on-road demonstration of a driverless car interacting with a bus. The innovative trial was the first of its kind and took place on Long Mead in South Gloucestershire, a 30mph bus only road that follows the…
The latest VENTURER report from insurer AXA and law firm Burges Salmon has revealed how new standards for vehicles that can switch between autonomous and human driving will be vital in deciding who is liable for an accident during the…
VENTURER’s second trial, which examined an autonomous vehicle’s (AV) interactions in typical highway scenarios, was completed in summer 2017. The trial took place at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) and on the roads at the University of the West of…
In the last months, the VENTURER social research team has undertaken and analysed a survey of South Gloucestershire and Bristol residents on the willingness to share and pay for autonomous vehicles. Survey respondents were using the different urban transport modes…
The VENTURER consortium’s first trial, completed in the summer of 2016, explored how people interact with autonomous vehicle technology. The trial took place at Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) and on the roads at the University of the West of England…
VENTURER will undertake three trials in order to asses user responses to driverless cars. The first of these trials has now been concluded and the results will be published online in June 2017 Trial 2 will test our autonomous vehicle…
We recently commissioned an Economic Impact Assessment of the VENTURER project to help us assess the scale of direct and indirect impacts, identify global market trends, determine the region’s strengths, estimate the aggregate economic impacts achieved (and potential for the…
There is great and growing interest in autonomous vehicles (AVs), both in relation to rapid technological developments and the trialling of these developments, and the potential for their far reaching impacts on transport systems and society. The present report examines…
The present review was undertaken to inform a work package of the VENTURER Project undertaking studies into the handover of control between a human driver and an autonomous road vehicle. Read full review here. Morgan, P., Alford, C. and Parkhurst, G….
This review draws on literature relating to the interactions of vehicles with other vehicles, interactions between vehicles and infrastructure, and interactions between autonomous vehicles and cyclists and autonomous vehicles and pedestrians. The available literature relating to autonomous vehicles interactions is…
AXA UK has released the first annual report on its partnership with the VENTURER project. The report looks at the changing nature of liability on the road, categorisation of insurance, as more grades of autonomous vehicles enter the market, and…