The Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) - CAM Pathfinder 1 – Feasibility Studies

The Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) and Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will work together to invest up to £2 million in innovation projects. The aim of this competition is to target early commercial Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) opportunities and support the UK supply chain to grow and fill technology gaps necessary for their deployment.

Proposals must strengthen the capabilities of the UK CAM supply chain. Proposals must either evaluate the technical feasibility of using specific technologies, systems or vehicles toward no user in charge (NUIC) ready platforms; or provide a detailed and evidenced pathway to overcoming key barriers to adoption of CAM services; or produce an outline business case for CAM technologies and services which focus on opportunities that could operate commercially, without safety drivers, at a specified location in the UK.

Projects must have a grant funding request of between £50,000 and £250,000, last between 3 and 11 months, carry out all of its project work in the UK, intend to exploit the results from or in the UK, start by 1 May 2025, and end by 31 March 2026.

Application deadline: 15 January 2025 11:00am. If you would like to discuss this with someone in our team please message our Sector Lead, Yuchen Gu.To apply for this funding call, please follow this link here.