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.
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
Opportunity
Enhancing Passenger Experience – AI in Transport Competition
Unlock the Potential of AI in Transforming the UK Transport Sector
The Department for Transport (DfT), in collaboration with Connected Places Catapult, recognises the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in shaping the future of the UK’s transport system.
News
Connected Places Catapult responds to Industrial Strategy consultation
Boosting economic productivity by unlocking the complexities of place and leveraging data and new digital technologies.
Projects, opportunities & Case Studies
Project
Project
Moving on the Mersey
The history of the UK is one of trade, where we’ve been moulded and defined by our global connectivity through the seas. This is also true at a regional level, such as in Liverpool, the Solent, London and the Northeast
Case Study
Intelligent local partnerships in smart infrastructure & urban mobility
Pop-up electric vehicle chargers, green walls and electric scooters were among the systems tested as part of a project exploring how the transport hub of the future could look and function.
Project
Net Zero Framework for Indonesian Provinces
Connected Places Catapult is collaborating with the British Embassy in Indonesia and the UK-Indonesia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Sciences (UKICIS) under an FCDO funded project in five provinces: DKI Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, East Java and Bali
Project
UK Latin America Climate Partnership: Delivering Net-Zero Solutions in Mexico
Mexico has ambitious Net-Zero targets which highlights the opportunity to partner with nations around the world – such as the UK – to accelerate emissions reductions.
Project
SafeMRX
SafeMRX aims to help facilitate advancement to Automated Vehicle (AV) deployments without a safety driver, where some or all of the responsibilities of safety drivers are transferred to automated systems.
Project
Milton Keynes 5G Create
Using 5G technology to support a major international sporting and cultural venue.
Project
Testing Equitable Net Zero Partnerships between UK-Brazil
Brazil has a key role at COP26 as home to the largest portion of the Amazon Rainforest. 16% of the world’s fresh water, also as the 2nd largest producer of meat, 4th largest producer of grains, and the 13th largest economy with the 6th largest population in the world.
