Menu
Coventry & Warwickshire’s R&D centres of excellence are at the forefront of autonomous, connected, electric and shared vehicles
In the car of today, electronics and connected technology make up over half of the value and autonomous technologies are increasingly commonplace. The drive for sustainable and clean air mobility requires the development of bold new ideas and powertrain technologies. Coventry & Warwickshire companies are at the forefront of developing, designing and mobilising these new technologies.
UK Autodrive – A £19.3m, 3 year project bringing together 12 private public and university partners to develop and deploy driverless technologies on the streets of Coventry, Warwickshire and Milton Keynes. Private partners include Jaguar Land Rover, Ford and RDM Group.
UK Connected Intelligent Transport Environment (UKCITE) – £7.1m project to enable automotive, infrastructure and service companies to trial connected vehicle technology, infrastructure and services on roads in Coventry and Warwickshire.
Recent investments locally have included Geely London Taxi’s £325m investment in to a new electric vehicle factory at Ansty to build the TX5 taxi; Lighting Hybrids MIRA facility, Detroit Electric’s new assembly site in Leamington Spa.
BMW’s £750m UK investment, including its Hams Hall powertrain facility, which supplies plants in the UK and overseas. BMW produces thousands of engines every year at Hams Hall, including the hybrid engine for the i8 supercar.
Get in touch to learn more about latest developments, business incentives and investor news
Copyright 2020 © Invest in Coventry & Warwickshire