AURRIGO’S AUTO-SHUTTLE TAKES TO THE ROAD IN CAMBRIDGE

A Coventry-based autonomous vehicle design and manufacturer has seen its auto-shuttles begin trials in Cambridge.

Aurrigo has become the first firm in the country to undertake testing of a custom-made autonomous vehicle capable of carrying passengers on a main road surrounded by other traffic, including cars, lorries, vans, bikes and pedestrians.

Able to seat 10 people outside of social distancing restrictions, the three shuttles will take passengers from the Madingley Road Park and Ride site to and around the University of Cambridge’s West Campus.

The trial is part of an Innovate UK and Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles-backed project being led by Aurrigo to explore how autonomous technology can be used on the public transport network.

It is anticipated that passengers recruited for the project will be able to use an Aurrigo app that will allow them to be picked-up at a number of locations across the two-mile route.