Birmingham is hosting the Project Endeavour autonomous driving trial, as it enters its next phase on public roads.
The trials offer the Project Endeavour partners the opportunity to refine local deployment approaches as well as understand and model the complex and busy road network in Birmingham.
Project Endeavour – a Government-backed mobility research project – is the UK’s first multi-city demonstration of autonomous vehicle services and capability. The Birmingham trials follow a successful deployment in Oxford and the project will culminate with a final demonstration at a showcase event in Greenwich in August 2021.
The Project Endeavour trial will feature four Ford Mondeo vehicles fitted with LiDAR, radar and stereo cameras and integrated with Oxbotica’s autonomy software platform. The fleet, capable of Level 4 autonomous driving, will operate in a five-mile area around Lea Hall station, between Birmingham International Airport and the city centre.
During the trials, a professionally-trained safety driver will be in the vehicle, capable of resuming control if…
