UK firm to become global player in driverless cars market – The Manufacturer

RDM Group is setting its sights on becoming a global force in autonomous vehicles, after announcing it is in advanced discussions to secure more than £15m of contracts. RDM Group, which is heavily involved in the LUTZ and UK Autodrive projects, is currently in talks with shopping centres, airports and local authorities to supply driverless pods for transporting people and cargo.

More success for company making driverless pods in Coventry

A Coventry manufacturer which is blazing a trail in the development of autonomous vehicle technology is poised to secure £15million worth of business to supply driverless pods to shopping centres, airports and local authorities around the world.

First self-driving ‘pod’ unleashed on Britain’s streets

The car still needs a “brain”. This will come in the form of an autonomous control system called Mercury, developed by Oxford University’s Mobile Robotics Group, that uses cameras, laser and radars to scan streets for hazards like cars, people, bikes and curbs.

Award win for autonomous vehicle specialists RDM

Bringing driverless vehicles to the pavements of the UK has helped RDM Group beat off the challenge of tens of companies to secure one of the major Coventry Telegraph Business Awards. The ambitious firm, which is on course to hit £10m sales this year, was named as the best Technology and Digital business in the region last week in front of over 300 guests at the Ricoh Arena.

Britain Offers Itself as a Proving Ground

A nondescript industrial park in Coventry, England, two hours north of London, seems an unlikely place to find a state-of-the-art driverless car. Yet in between red-brick 1970s warehouses and other small businesses, a British company is competing with the likes of Google and Mercedes-Benz, putting the final touches on a vehicle to offer a driverless experience to the masses.