Urban.AV partners with Cambridge Science Park and is supported by Greater Cambridge Partnership to shape the future of travel, with advanced Connected Autonomous Vehicles

Source: Small. talk Published: September 25, 2020

LONDON, September 25, 2020: Urban.AV is joining forces with the world renowned Cambridge Science Park to explore ways to deploy UK’s first operationally integrated, on-demand autonomous vehicle service — disrupting the public transport status-quo.

This partnership, part of the cutting-edge ASCENT® (Autonomous Shared Connected Electric New Transport) programme spearheaded by Urban.AV, aims to deliver an autonomous vehicle service between Cambridge North Station and Cambridge Science Park, providing a better traveller experience for the park’s 7000 strong commuters and visitors.

The service will utilise a new 5G enabled Zero Emission Mobility (ZEM) vehicle, the UrbanPod® Pro, which integrates human-centric design and state-of the art technology. The UrbanPod® Pro is a connected, autonomous, unmanned ground passenger and cargo vehicle that will shift Cambridge’s reliance on private cars / vans towards more sustainable, shared public transit systems. The work is supported by the Greater Cambridge Partnership, which has an ambitious target to get 1 in 4 people out of their cars and onto more sustainable models of transport.

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