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VENTURER was one of the first three UK government funded research and innovation projects on Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) and was conducted predominantly in the South West region of the country. A series of increasingly complex scenarios conducted in an…
On a pleasant but subdued day in June, South Gloucestershire Council hosted the CAV Cohort event, organised by KTN for Innovate UK/CCAV. The venue – unofficially known as the Concorde Museum but more formally, Aerospace Bristol – was absolutely fitting…
On a pleasant but subdued day in June, South Gloucestershire Council hosted the CAV Cohort event, organised by KTN for Innovate UK/CCAV. The venue – unofficially known as the Concorde Museum but more formally, Aerospace Bristol – was absolutely fitting…
Manufacturers, academics, technology experts, insurers and law firms have all been busy at the start of 2019 working through the 46 questions included in the Law Commission’s preliminary consultation paper. The consultation is the start of a far-reaching review of…
September 4, 2018: The VENTURER project has today released its final report, detailing key learnings from the £5m government co-funded driverless car project, which was based in the West of England and concluded in June 2018. The three-year research and…
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…
Bristol, June 14, 2018: As it draws to a close, the VENTURER consortium has today held a showcase event to celebrate the achievements of its innovative £5-million research and development project, exploring the future of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs)…
We are keen to build on the wealth of driverless car expertise in the region by engaging with the leaders of tomorrow. VENTURER wants to educate students about the future possibilities of driverless cars as well as the potential career…
During the months of January and February, VENTURER is undertaking the third and final phase of a series of human factors experiments. Trial 3 is being held at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory, involving examining human reactions to the decisions made…
VENTURER has so far undertaken two trials, where both planned handover and interactions between an AV and other vehicles have been explored. The results of both of these trials can be found on the VENTURER website. Trial 3 will commence…
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…
Insurance has been viewed as a very traditional industry for many years, so I was really excited to be able to see ‘up close’ one of the projects that really makes AXA stand out as a leader in the world…
Written by Olivia Reddy, Masters student at BRL – Trial participant and Pod demonstration spectator. Driverless cars have been in the news a lot over the past few years, and here in Bristol is one of the places you can…
Over the weekend of 4 – 6 August VENTURER teamed up with the GATEway project as part of the Festival of What If, hosted by the At-Bristol Science Centre, to showcase driverless technology to the public. The event focused on…
During the months of June and July, VENTURER undertook the second tranche of experiments. Trial 2, held at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory, involved examining human reactions to the decisions made by an autonomous vehicle at junctions and while interacting with…
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) present an interesting conundrum in the West of England. Depending on the view point, CAV can be seen as an industry, cluster, technology or application. In essence, it is an amalgamation of all the above….
The VENTURER consortium joined leading tech companies and innovators at Venturefest on Friday 3 February to showcase their contribution to smart city living with connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV). The event took place at the University of the West of…
A guest blog post by Austen Okonweze, CCAV Connected and Automated vehicle technologies (CAVs) have the potential to be a real game changer for the automotive sector, altering the face of motoring in many ways. They will make driving…
The first trials of the Venturer autonomous vehicle project, a Government backed research project, have focussed on a critical aspect in the field of autonomous vehicle (AV) technology. The ‘handover’, when the control of the car switches from human driver…
There is no question that cars are getting smarter but the real question is how smart can they get and when is this likely to happen? Connected & Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) will transform how we use transport, how vehicles interact…
Many technical advances are afoot in the autonomous road vehicle domain and, in some senses, ‘driverless cars’ are already amongst us in the world. However, I believe that great care needs to be taken in introducing this exciting new technology…
The Development and testing of autonomous vehicle technology is only one aspect of introducing driverless cars to UK roads. The other core element is focused on understanding the needs of the end-user. Making driverless vehicles a reality will therefore rely…
VENTURER will undertake three trials in order to assess user responses to driverless cars. The first of these trials is currently on the way. Trial 1 is testing planned handover of control between a vehicle and driver. This is when…