Royal seal of approval for innovative manufacturer | TheBusinessDesk.com
Coventry-based autonomous vehicle pioneer, RDM Group has received the Royal seal of approval for its innovative work from the Duke of Cambridge. Prince William spoke to representatives from the firm when he attended the 50th birthday celebrations of Milton Keynes, where the driverless pod developed by RDM is shortly due to undergo real-world trials.
Australian company to trial autonomous vehicle tech for the elderly | CarAdvice
Australian aged care provider, the IRT Group, has announced a world-first partnership with UK-based technology firm RDM Autonomous to develop driverless vehicles for residential aged care facilities. The Australian Ageing Agenda (AAA) reports that RDM Autonomous has recently opened its first satellite office in South Australia, and will be working with the IRT Group to bring autonomous cars to retirement homes.
Electric driverless cars could make petrol and diesel motors ‘socially unacceptable’
FISITA Plus Connected vehicle folk ought to spend less time worrying about the trolley problem and more time concentrating on connected tech instead, Transport for London’s Michael Hurwitz told the FISITA Plus mobility engineering conference this morning. “We spend a lot of time thinking whether the car should take out the child, or the granny…
Swarming forward with driverless vehicle technology
The concept is based on fusing together existing information from other vehicles in the fleet to allow each Pod to locally decide the most appropriate action for the group as a whole.
RDM to lead Cambridge driverless vehicle study
RDM Group has secured funding to lead a project that is looking to alleviate congestion in one of the UK’s fastest growing cities. The Coventry-based autonomous vehicle specialist is working with Cambridgeshire County Council and Wellcome Genome Campus to deliver a £250,000 feasibility study that will explore the business case for a future £3m – £5m self-driving shuttle service across two routes that will connect key employment sites in Cambridge with other transport options.