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Connected Places Catapult responds to Industrial Strategy consultation

Boosting economic productivity by unlocking the complexities of place and leveraging data and new digital technologies.

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Autonomous driving projects secure Government funds

Partners involved in the CERTUS and evolvAD programmes are among 13 recipients of funding from the Government’s Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles.

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Connected Places Catapult’s new Digital Twin Hub Strategic Board packed with industry leaders

Connected Places Catapult, the UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport and place leadership announced today the inaugural members of the new DT Hub Strategic Board.

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£1.95m will fund 51 projects to improve the UK's transport system

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Using innovation and technology to harness solutions for inclusive and resilient cities

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Last Mile Mobility: In-depth Feasibility Study (Buckinghamshire ADEPT Live Lab)

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Zero Emission Flight Infrastructure White Paper

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How Data can Accelerate Procurement of Innovation

An ambulance typically takes two hours to be completely sanitised after transporting a patient suspected of having COVID-19. This adds strain and delay on an already busy and pressurised service.

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The Manual for Smart Streets – laying the foundation for cooperative traffic management services

UK drivers travel more than 300bn road miles on the UK highway network every year, an increase of 50 per cent since the 1980s. Yet as technology changes how we use our time and how we travel, it’s also changing how we manage our streets.