Connected & Autonomous POD on-Road Implementation (CAPRI) is a large consortium comprising twenty partnering organizations such as academic institutions, businesses and public sector authorities.
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Lee Street, Director & Head of Technology Services – Europe at AECOM, said: “Connected and autonomous mobility services could potentially be used across a wide range of markets from airports and hospitals to business parks, shopping and tourist centers so there are clear economic and service benefits to this pilot. Our CAPRI consortium brings together academic and business partners, and will help strengthen the UK’s position as a world-leader in the development of CAVs.”
Four trials are to be undertaken by CAPRI with the first being on private land at Filton Airfield near Bristol in order to test and validate the performance of the new generation PODs.
The second would try out a public service in a mall’s car park to assess performance in busy pedestrian areas.
The final two trials would be realized at the Queen Elisabeth Olympic Park and consist of a public on-demand mobility service experimentation as well as PODs test on roads around the park, including traffic control systems.
