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SUMMARY:Driverless Pods on pavements – the technology and the psychology
  - Speaker to be confirmed - Transport Systems Catapult Ltd\, Milton Keyne
 s 
DTSTART:20150319T190000Z
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CONTACT:Publicity Officer\, IMechE Beds & Cambs area
DESCRIPTION:The huge potential of autonomous (self-driving) vehicles has b
 een identified by the Transport Systems Catapult (TSC) as a key growth are
 a\, and the LUTZ Pathfinder programme marks our first foray into this exci
 ting sector.\n\nCarried out on behalf of the UK Automotive Council and the
  Department of Business\, Innovation and Skills\, and sitting within the w
 ider LUTZ (Low-carbon Urban Transport Zone) programme\, the LUTZ Pathfinde
 r programme is overseeing a trial of three autonomous pods in Milton Keyne
 s and assessing their feasibility from both a technical and societal point
  of view.\n\nBuilt by Coventry-based firm RDM\, the electric-powered two-s
 eater pods will be equipped with sensor and navigation technology by the U
 niversity of Oxford's Mobile Robotics Group\, but with an open platform ca
 pability that will allow other Autonomous Control System suppliers to use 
 the pods for test purposes.\n\nStarting in early 2015\, the TSC will test 
 the pods in an "urban laboratory" using a pavement route agreed with our p
 artners at Milton Keynes Council.\n\nThis event is organised by the Instit
 ution of Mechanical Engineers Automobile Division Eastern Centre.
LOCATION:Vincent Building\, Cranfield University\, Cranfield\, Bedfordshir
 e\, MK43 0AL
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