News

UK universities to train next-gen AI talent

21 Feb 2019

Joint government-industry package will establish a nationwide programme of funded artificial intelligence masters courses, combined with work-based placements

UK aims to 'design out' cyber threats

28 Jan 2019

The Government has announced £70m investment to support research into the design and development of hardware to make devices and services more secure from the outset

Mapping service enlisted for driverless vehicle project

25 Jan 2018

The E-Cave project to see Ordnance Survey shaping the UK’s driverless vehicle infrastructure to support connected and autonomous vehicles

Autonomous driving moves a stage closer in the UK

20 Oct 2017

Trials in the Royal Borough of Greenwich have enabled a new validation method that will reduce introduction time of highly automated driving technologies

UK government commits £246m to battery ‘revolution’

24 Jul 2017

First phase includes launch of £45m ‘battery institute’ competition to establish a centre for research

Nissan to go autonomous in London

17 Jan 2017

The carmaker is carrying out its first autonomous on-road tests in Europe in the UK capital next month

Special Reports

What role will ride-sharing play in the post-Covid-19 era?

James Cox, CEO of MIT-born start-up Routable AI, talks to SmartCitiesWorld about future trends in the sector following the impact of the global pandemic.