A project to create a blueprint for the future of driverless vehicles in UK cities - including "robotaxi" services - has been backed by Nissan.
The ServCity scheme, led by a consortium of industry players, has completed 1,600 test miles in a bid to help driverless - otherwise known as autonomous - vehicles integrate with city infrastructure. A Nissan Leaf was fitted with specialist technology allowing the vehicle to detect an object not within the line of sight of the vehicle, for trials on London roads.
Trials took place in Greenwich where the Smart Mobility Living Lab scheme allows for testing of emerging technologies, safely in a real urban environment. The Lab's network of roadside sensors and data processing capabilities helped the ServCity vehicle improve its situational awareness and manoeuvre through traffic.
