The improve transport for the user strategic priority is critical in ensuring the department delivers and maintains a transport system that meets the needs of the public and addresses what they care about most. It puts the needs and expectations of current and potential users (both passengers and freight customers) at the heart of the operation of the transport system and considers about end-to-end journeys, not just individual transport modes. It is focused on ensuring that our infrastructure and the services which use it meet the varied needs of businesses and the public, are attractive, affordable, sustainable, and resilient is a crucial goal for the department.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
We are in a period of unprecedented technological change in which the convergence of a range of underlying technologies in the domains of computing, communications, positioning and navigation, pervasive sensing and model...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: Imperial College London
The project focuses on exploring the research challenges associated with exploiting the capabilities of the digital economy to support decision making in the transport domain, which aligns with the question about network management for autonomous mobility.
Siemens and the SYPTE are planning to offer a unique and innovative IT solution for South Yorkshire in order to improve local citizen and traveller access to comprehensive, yet personalised, travel information (particula...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: SIEMENS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
The project aims to offer an integrated, multi-modal mobility platform to improve access to comprehensive travel information across various transport modes, which directly addresses the question about network management for autonomous mobility.
Large institutions, such as universities and out-of-town employers, have dedicated and under-utilised vehicle fleets providing transport across distributed sites and transport corridors. Similarly, a number of commercial...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: PRESTON ELECTRIC VEHICLES LTD
The project focuses on developing an integrated transportation platform that combines demand responsive transportation technology with scheduled transportation, which partially addresses the question about network management for autonomous mobility.