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1Timetable

1Timetable ‘Improving timetable robustness using the power of AI

1Timetable is developing AI-enhanced train crew planning software to address the £170m annual cost of crew-related delays in UK rail. Current planning tools cannot handle…

AI in Transport
FYLD

FYLD ‘Improving performance on the railways by tackling delays caused by maintenance’

FYLD is an AI-powered work execution platform targeting the UK rail maintenance sector’s £150 million addressable market for preventable delays. While FYLD’s core platform already…

AI in Transport
Purple Transform

Purple Transform ‘Project Safer Streets’

Project Safer Streets by Purple Transform deploys AI-powered surveillance technology to combat antisocial behaviour at UK bus stops. Addressing a critical need across 300,000+ bus…

AI in Transport
Alchera Technologies

Alchera Technologies – Rural Travel Behaviour Model

Alchera developed a Rural Travel Behaviour Model combining origin–destination data, bus reliability metrics, census statistics and citizen surveys to identify rural connectivity gaps and propose…

DfT Rural Transportation Accelerator
Beta Streets

Beta Streets – Engage 360 Street Design Tool

Beta Streets tested Engage 360, an interactive street‑design platform using 360° imagery and a 3D asset library to help communities and councils visualise road changes…

DfT Rural Transportation Accelerator
Civil Water Management

Civil Water Management – Hydrotrench Sustainable Drainage

Civil Water Management trialled Hydrotrench, a permeable drainage solution made from recycled tyre rubber, designed to reduce flooding and improve resilience of rural paths. The…

DfT Rural Transportation Accelerator
Intelligen

Intelligen – PowerPOD LEV Charging

Intelligen developed the solar‑powered powerPOD—an off‑grid, fire‑resistant Light Electric Vehicle charging and storage unit made from 90% recycled materials. The trial planned installation across three…

DfT Rural Transportation Accelerator
Mobilityways

Mobilityways – IVORA Shared Mobility Detection

Mobilityways tested a multi‑technology system to detect and incentivise shared car journeys for NHS staff. Tools included LiDAR‑based occupancy detection, CommuteJournal and CommuteBoost in the…

DfT Rural Transportation Accelerator
Motocargo

Motocargo – L150 Electric Rural Cargo Motorcycle

Motocargo trialled the L150 electric cargo motorcycle designed for rural delivery operations. With a 100‑mile battery range and 150kg load capacity, it was tested across…

DfT Rural Transportation Accelerator
UrbanTide

UrbanTide – uMove Rural Health & Transport Data Platform

UrbanTide created a new “uMove Rural” module to integrate NHS appointment data, public transport information and demographic datasets to analyse healthcare accessibility. Virtual trials in…

DfT Rural Transportation Accelerator
You.Smart.Thing

You.Smart.Thing – AI Travel Marketplace (AITM)

You.Smart.Thing trialled the AI Travel Marketplace, a travel‑planning tool providing personalised multimodal journey options that combine DRT, public transport, taxis and active travel. AITM was…

DfT Rural Transportation Accelerator
Precision Plus Consulting

Baggage Vapor Screener (BAG-VANER)

The BAG-VANER project set out to demonstrate the feasibility of a non-invasive vapour alarm resolution system for cabin baggage screening. The work addressed a key…

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