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The infrastructure that enables digital connectivity within and between places as well as the technology and intelligence that enables data-rich insights, modelling and analysis.

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Case Study

Harnessing AI to enhance passenger experience

The AI in Transport Enhancing Passenger Experience competition, a collaboration between the Department for Transport (DfT) and Connected Places Catapult, aimed to find innovative ideas that embed responsible AI into a resilient transport system, in alignment with the UK government’s vision.

News

AI transport tech innovators selected for business case funding

Three start-up companies with solutions for improving rail and bus performance will be supported to develop their business cases

Article

Unlocking the UK drone market

Analysis explores the potential of aerial devices for business good.

News / Rail Maintenance AI Tech Developed in the UK Goes Global

Opportunity / Enhancing Passenger Experience – AI in Transport Competition

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Article / CReDo among the winners at Climate Innovation Awards

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The power of digital twins with Royal HaskoningDHV

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Hubs of Innovation II: Servicing the new economy with Chris Oglesby

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Opportunity

HMGCC Co-Creation: Cooling in high power battlefield comms

Can you help us build a system to automatically capture audio and transcribe conversations and decisions in the rapid pace and high-pressure environment of a wargame?

Opportunity

Hydrogen End-to-End Dashboard: Digital platform creation (NAVIGATE)

Connected Places Catapult is inviting proposals for the design, development, and deployment of NAVIGATE, a data-led integrated digital platform to support strategic decision-making across the UK zero-emission aviation ecosystem.

Opportunity

Rail Growth Support Programme

The Rail Growth Support Programme is a capability-building programme for mid-to-early-TRL innovators with solutions applicable to challenges in the railway sector, supporting SMEs to understand the progression route for their solutions.

Opportunity

Clean Transport Accelerator: Maritime

The Clean Transport Accelerator: Maritime is a six-month programme supporting SMEs developing innovative solutions for maritime decarbonisation.

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Project

Station Innovation Zone

We’re working with Network Rail and SMEs to test new technologies in live station environments. This helps SMEs grow, reduces risk for rail partners, and improves the passenger experience.

Project

Connected Airport Living Labs

The Connected Airport Living Labs is designed as a network of collaborative partnerships between Connected Places Catapult and UK airports, through which UK-based SMEs can test and demonstrate their late-stage innovative solution in a live airport environment.

Case Study

Stations as spaces for placemaking

Understanding local experiences, challenges and opportunities in operating community-focused offerings from stations

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Opportunity

HADeS 2026 Competition

Building on the success of the HADeS (High Assurance Detection Systems) innovation call in 2025 the Department for Transport (DfT) is launching HADeS 2026.

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