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RACE is a key part of Oxfordshire’s global lead in science and innovation
The conclusion of a new Science and Innovation Audit (SIA) is that Oxfordshire is playing a world leading role in developing four transformative technologies – Digital Health, Space Led Applications, Quantum Computing and Autonomous Vehicles. UKAEA (through the RACE robotics facility) is supporting industry (notably Oxbotica) in the rapid development of driverless cars, using the ...
Expansion for RACE driverless car test facilities
RACE has announced plans to extend its facilities for autonomous vehicle tests. UKAEA has been awarded a £2m grant from Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership to extend the RACE facilities. The grant will be used for the development of a ‘pit lane’ complex consisting of four flexible workspace units along with improved control and communications capabilities. ...
DRIVEN consortium reveals first self-driving vehicles
The DRIVEN consortium – of which RACE is a member – today unveiled the first three of its proposed fleet of six self-driving vehicles. DRIVEN is an ambitious and exciting £8.9 million project that will see a fleet of Level 4 autonomous vehicles being deployed in urban areas and on motorways, culminating in multiple end-to-end ...
RACE DRIVEN to support driverless cars
RACE – UKAEA’s state of the art robotics technology centre at Culham Science Centre – is to consolidate its position as a test site for driverless cars as a number of major investments in this area were announced today. These projects will play a key role in putting the first driverless cars on public roads ...
£100M investment in testing facilities for connected and autonomous vehicles
To launch the UK Government’s Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) £100 million investment in world class test facilities for autonomous vehicles, a promotional video has just been released (link – https://youtu.be/QxYoyXzVCOg) Much of the video was filmed at RACE, which will play a key role in developing this transformative technology – not least ...
UKAEA announces collaboration with ITER Organization in remote handling
The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the ITER Organization (IO) have entered into a technical collaboration which will see the UKAEA’s centre for Remote Applications in Challenging Environments, RACE, host the ITER Robotics Test Facility (IRTF) for a period of at least five years from January 2017. The UK Government is investing €5 million ...
Oxbotica wins FT Business Award
UKAEA tenant Oxbotica, which is hosted in RACE, won the prestigious FT award on March 16. Part of this success is down to Oxbotica testing a variety of autonomous vehicles on the UKAEA’s roads at Culham in South Oxfordshire. Lionel Barber, Editor of the Financial Times, explains the main idea behind the Boldness in Business ...
RACE welcomes House of Lords report on autonomous vehicles
On Wednesday 15 March, the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee published its report Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: The future? The report sets out recommendations for the Government to ensure it makes policy and investment decisions that enable the UK to receive maximum economic benefit from autonomous vehicles. Dr Rob Buckingham, Head of RACE, responded to ...
RACE Newsletter – February 2017
IN THIS ISSUE Robotics & Artificial Intelligence (RAI) RACE supports industry in securing contract worth nearly €100m RACE robotics TEST Facility launched MASCOT hotter than the sun PAVE – People in autonomous vehicles in urban environments UK Industry and ESS RAS Expo proves a hit Apprentice team of the year announced Please send an email ...
UK Robotics: RACE responds to Theresa May’s speech to the CBI
In a speech to the CBI today, UK Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed the Government’s commitment to a Modern Industrial Strategy to build Britain’s strengths in science and innovation. She cited the field of robotics as a key strategic strength, where the UK is competing globally and breaking new ground. Dr Rob Buckingham, Director of ...
