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
Imperative
Connected Intelligence
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.
What's new
News
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
Technology that enables real-time infrastructure monitoring and predictive maintenance has been commercialised by Hitachi Rail following UK-led research and development.
Projects, opportunities & Case Studies
Case Study
Driving innovation with National Highways
National Highways has partnered with Connected Places Catapult to embrace innovation and address challenges of safety, innovation, and environmental sustainability.
Case Study
The City Deal Delivery for Cambridge
The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) is delivering the City Deal for Cambridge, which supports the delivery of 44,000 new jobs and 33,500 new homes by 2031.
Case Study
Dorset's Digital Innovation Dynamic Purchasing System
Dorset Council provides local council services in one of the most diverse and rural areas of the country.
Opportunity
Clean Futures Accelerator: Trial Opportunity for SMEs
Test and validate your clean technology with funding (up to £50,000) and expertise from Coventry University’s Institute for Advanced Manufacturing.
Opportunity
Transport Research and Innovation Grants 2025
Transport Research and Innovation Grants (TRIG) provide early-stage funding for innovations in science, engineering, or technology delivered by The Department for Transport’s (DfT) project delivery partner, Connected Places Catapult.
Project
Public Realm Innovation Lab
Supporting innovation in public spaces—helping to create places that are more inclusive, sustainable, and commercially successful.
Project
DIATOMIC
DIATOMIC (Digital InnovAtion TransfOrMatIve Change) is designed to accelerate place-based innovation in the West Midlands, harnessing the region’s existing international relationships through a series of targeted initiatives.
Project
Clean Futures
Clean Futures is supporting the West Midlands’ transport sector as it transitions from fossil fuels to clean technologies. The programme is also driving regional economic growth by accelerating the route to market for SMEs in the sector.
