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‘ We are proud to say that our ICAV, has been growing from strength to strength and attracted both national and international attention. I can never wait to share the latest exciting news and opportunities in this emerging space.’

Don Dhaliwal, Conigital, Lead Partner @ICAVcluster

Latest News

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Uber sells self-driving cars to focus on profits

Uber is selling its driverless car subsidiary to start-up Aurora Technologies, abandoning a unit that Uber’s founder once hailed as critical to the future of the firm. Aurora, founded in 2017, said the deal will help it “accelerate” its mission to make self-driving cars a reality. Uber will invest $400m in the Amazon-backed company, giving it a 26% stake Read More

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Conigital Australia announces new Associate Director – Nick McInnes

Conigital Australia is pleased to announce the – appointment of Nick McInnes as Associate Director. Nick was formerly the British Consul General in Sydney and Director General of Trade & Investment ANZ. – He has had considerable success in developing strategic commercial relationships in both the public and private sectors in major international markets… Read More

Amazon To Reveal Zoox Robotaxi

Amazon on Monday will officially reveal its Zoox autonomous taxi, which was spotted earlier this month on the streets of San Francisco. The bi-directional taxi could put Amazon not only in the digital-out-of-home advertising space, where traveling billboards are attached to moving vehicles, but ease the challenges of deliveries from online orders that clearly will continue even following the economic recovery from COVID. Read More

Cruise Rolling out Fully Autonomous Cars in San Francisco

General Motors’ self-driving car company is sending vehicles without anybody behind the wheel in San Francisco as it navigates its way toward launching a robotic taxi service that would compete against Uber and Lyft in the hometown of the leading ride-hailing services. Read More

Wyoming Lawmakers Working On Bill That Regulates Autonomous Vehicles

About 30 states already have regulatory frameworks set up to safely and efficiently introduce autonomous vehicles into the states. Now, state lawmakers are working to get Wyoming caught up. Jesse Kirchmeier, Wyoming Department of Transportation’s emergency response planner, said whether the state is ready or not, autonomous cars will be here soon.. Read More 

Tesla expands in-house Self-Driving testing to Phoenix

Tesla is expanding its in-house Autopilot and Full Self-Driving testing to Phoenix, Arizona, which is already a hub for self-driving tests. Over the last few years, Tesla has been criticized for not reporting autonomous test mileage in California. Read More

Mountain park in Wuhan gets hi-tech upgrade with self-driving buses, vending vans and cleaning vehicles

A new project brings self-driving buses, roving vending machines and cleaning vehicles to Wuhan’s Longlingshan Ecological Park starting on 1st January. The project adds 19 autonomous vehicles to Longlingshan Ecological Park, in a southwestern suburb of Wuhan. The fleet will include vehicles for cleaning and food vending, along with shuttle buses, taxis and sightseeing cars. Read More

Michigan senators: Biden will help make state a center of next-generation autos

Michigan’s Democratic congressional leaders expressed optimism Friday that the incoming presidential administration will be a partner in advancing policies that would make Michigan a center of the next-generation auto industry. From expanding electric vehicle tax-credits to investing in clean energy and autonomous vehicle development, they said President-elect Joe Biden is committed to advancing the sectors of the U.S. auto industry Read More

Hyundai Motor Group introduces dedicated fuel cell brand

South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group on Thursday said it is launching a brand dedicated to its hydrogen fuel cell system in a move meant to boost that business. Hyundai Motor Group, which includes Hyundai Motor Co and Kia Motors Corp, said the name ‘HTWO’ stands for the hydrogen molecule, H2, as well as “hydrogen” and “humanity.” Read More

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Featured Events

December 15th – 17th – European Mobility Expo, previously known as “Transport public” is the not-to-be-missed event for professional involved in all sectors of the public transport industry. Between the 15th and 17th December 2020, 30 000 m2 of the Porte de Versailles exhibition halls in Paris will be dedicated to urban, interurban, regional transport, road, rail and everything that can possibly touch this sector. Register Here

COVID 19 EVENT NOTICE

Following recent developments with the global pandemic relating to COVID-19. A number of events are being canceled, deferred or being made online. Please check directly with event organisers to the state of your event.

Upcoming Events

Harmony webinar, Managing the unexpected: SUMP and new mobility services during COVID-19 – December 14th – HARMONY is organising its first webinar on 14th December 2020. The main goal of the webinar is to present the project initial findings and to explore whether new mobility stakeholders’ requirements have arisen, especially due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

EU Mobility Expo – December 15th to 17th – European Mobility Expo, previously known as “Transport public” is the not-to-be-missed event for professional involved in all sectors of the public transport industry. Between the 15th and 17th December 2020, 30 000 m2 of the Porte de Versailles exhibition halls in Paris will be dedicated to urban, interurban, regional transport, road, rail and everything that can possibly touch this sector. Read More
 
5G Supply Chain Diversification in the UK – presentation and Q&A:  December 17th – This virtual event is being delivered by UK5G on behalf of the Department of Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) and follows hot on the heels of the Government’s 5G supply chain diversification strategy for the UK which was published on the 30th November 2020. Read More

Latest Open Calls / Cascade Funding Opportunities from EU H2020 Projects: December 17th-The overall aim of the webinar is to introduce Cascade Funding, inform participants about the UFO project and its first open call as well as a number of other current funding opportunities provided by different Horizon 2020 projects. Following the presentations, there will be plenty of time for Q&A. Read More

Future Transport for East Bristol and beyond: January 11th – Are you able to make the journeys you want to make? Can you get on the bus with your kids, your shopping, or a wheelchair? What would your dream journey be like? We are creating a plan for how to make getting around easier, to take to the politicians ahead of the local elections next year. We need you to help us make it, and to make sure our plan has local priorities. Read More

Hydrogen Innovation Network Launch: January 12th – As part of the flagship Innovation Network programme at KTN, the Hydrogen Economy Innovation Network will form a non-competitive advisory group to pool knowledge from existing hydrogen communities (from government and industry). The community will work together to validate views on the current challenges in enabling local clean hydrogen uptake at scale and cost, and to find innovative solutions to these challenges. Read More

More events can be found here

COVID 19 Grant & Support Information

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COVID-19: Government guidance for employees, employers and businesses

This guidance also provides details of support available to businesses including:

  • Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
  • Deferring VAT and Self-Assessment payments
  • Statutory sick pay relief package for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
  • Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and other Grants
  • New lending facility from the Bank of England to help support liquidity among larger firms

Funding Calls & Opportunities

ATI Programme strategic batch: expression of interest December 2020 : The ATI Programme represents a £3.9 billion joint government and industry investment to maintain and grow the UK’s competitive position in civil aerospace. Read More

Development of the Digital Security by Design Software Ecosystem : Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £1.5 million to support SMEs working alone to explore and investigate the: requirements, dependencies and range of potential complexities. Read More

SBRI Removing air pollutants from homes to safeguard health : This is a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition funded by UKRI’s Strategic Priorities Fund. The aim of the competition is to develop and demonstrate new products or services which will extract harmful pollutants from the air in domestic environments in order to safeguard the health of occupants, particularly young or vulnerable people. Read More

Manufacturing Made Smarter Innovation Hub – Smart Factory EoI : Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £20 million to set up and manage a smart factory hub. The Smart Factory Innovation Hub should focus on manufacturing operations within the factory, looking to digitally enable and connect operations from the factory floor through to the enterprise level. Read More

Manufacturing Made Smarter Innovation Hub – Digital Supply Chain EoI: Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £10 million to set up and manage a digital supply chain innovation hub. The Digital Supply Chain Innovation Hub should focus on manufacturing supply chains, looking to digitally optimise and integrate these supply chains from end to end. Read More

ATI programme: R&D funding for smaller business, expression of interest, Autumn 2020 : Up to £8 million is allocated from the ATI Programme for SMEs to deliver world leading aerospace technologies in the UK. This supports and encourages industrial investment into the aerospace sector and its supply chain, through the funding of innovative and high impact projects. These projects will demonstrate forward-looking and disruptive solutions to UK civil aerospace challenges. Read More

Innovation continuity loans: Strand 3 November 2020 new project competition: Innovate UK is offering up to £210 million in loans to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and third sector organisations that have a challenge in continuing, completing or following on an innovation project. Loans are for organisations that find themselves facing a sudden shortage or even unavailability of funds resulting directly from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

Innovation continuity loans: Strand 2 November 2020 follow-on competition : Innovate UK is offering up to £210 million in loans to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and third sector organisations that have a challenge in continuing, completing or following on an innovation project. Loans are for organisations that find themselves facing a sudden shortage or even unavailability of funds resulting directly from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

SMEs transforming food production: series A investor partnership : This competition will support UK registered micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The SMEs must be aspiring to transform food production through experimental development projects that are closer to market. Your UK registered SME will receive: grant funding and aligned investment funding from the programme’s pool of lead investors. Read More

Knowledge transfer partnerships (KTP): 2020 to 2021, round 5 : The Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) scheme allows a UK registered business or not-for-profit organisation (which we will refer to collectively as the ‘business partner’ from now on) to partner with a UK higher education (HE) or further education (FE) institution, RTO or Catapult (which we will refer to as the ‘knowledge base partner’). Read More

African agriculture knowledge transfer partnerships (KTP): 2020 to 2021, round 5 : The African agriculture strand of the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) scheme supports a partnership between: a UK registered higher education or further education institution, research and technology organisation (RTO) or Catapult (which we will refer to as the ‘UK knowledge base partner’) an African business or not-for-profit organisation (which we will refer to collectively as the ‘business partner’) a knowledge base in Africa (which we will refer to as the ‘African knowledge base partner’).  Read More

More funding can be found here

Featured Jobs

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WMCA: Regional Road Safety Manager – We are looking for a dynamic leader with exceptional motivating and influencing skills and the ability to balance conflicting aspirations in partnership with multiple agencies and stakeholders. You will be able to analyse and translate complex information and utilise your knowledge and experience of the road safety sector to successfully achieve outcomes within demanding timescales. Apply

Catapult: Head of Marketing and Content – This role, Head of Content and Marketing, helps CPC tell our story better externally and internally, driving greater visibility, credibility and market impact. The role is responsible for a newly integrated team, covering strategic communications (web, social media, PR), internal comms and project marketing. Leading these resources, you will oversee all the activities including campaign scheduling, topic generation, creating, improving and maintaining content to achieve our business goals, as well as publishing and distributing content across optimal marketing channels. Apply

Catapult: Marketing Executive – This role will assist the marketing team with all content and design activities to help increase the visibility of the organisation across all our marketing channels. Apply

University of Warwick: Project Engineer (Micromobility) – WMG is a vibrant, leading edge research institution, at the University of Warwick. We have a fantastic opportunity for a Project Engineer or Research Fellow, to evaluate and design micromobility vehicles (e.g. e-sooters and electric bicycles) and onboard technology (please note, this advert is for Project Engineer, if you are interested in the Research Fellow please apply using the relevant advert). Apply

Catapult: HRIS Implementation Lead – This role will work as the main contributor to the project replacing the HR system at Connected Places Catapult in April 2021.  The role duties and responsibilities will span the project lifecycle, from requirements gathering and tender selection to all aspects of a successful implementation.  As the project progresses, additional resource needs will be assessed and as required, brought into the team to achieve deliverables below. Apply

Catapult: Software Developer – We are looking for a Software Developer with industry experience that can help conceptualise, develop and deliver transformative software projects as part of our Applied Data and Technology Programme of work at Connected Places Catapult (CPC). Reporting to the Software Development Team Leader, you will be a software developer with a proven ability to contribute to complex software projects and competency in at least 2 of the following languages: C#, Python, Javascript, JAVA or C++; with a willingness to learn new languages and technologies as required. Apply

Conigital: Full-Stack Developer – Reporting to the Team Lead, you will take responsibility for developing key aspects and functions that form the backbone of our product portfolio (ConOP™). This includes development at different Technology Readiness Levels, writing functions to analyse data sets, develop prototypes releases of software (for pilots to prove concepts), and “glue” systems together to integrate different business applications. You will support technical review and have a passion to design, develop and implement quality software solutions to be deployed at scale. Apply

Conigital: Data Scientist – The Data Scientist will build best-in-class technical solutions and support systems using the full SDLC and agile methodologies. You will enjoy problem solving and finding solutions and being the go-to person as far as Management Information (MI) / Data application development and integration services technology is concerned. More importantly, you will seek ways of continuous process improvement as well as instill active application of development team best practice. Apply

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Catapult: Marketing Team Lead – We are looking for a Marketing Team Lead will report to the Head of Marketing and will oversee all the activities of the content and creative department within the marketing directorate. It is a strategic role but will require a “hands-on” approach to detail and certain activities. Your role will be to showcase Connected Places Catapult as thought leaders and oversee all marketing content and creative initiatives to ensure customer engagement, brand message consistency and a positive customer experience. Apply

Coventry University: Professor in Enterprise and Innovation (Fatigue and Fracture) – We are delighted to invite applications for Professor in Enterprise and Innovation (Fatigue and Fracture), to fulfil the role of Director of the new Coventry University Innovation Centre in Fatigue and Fracture, located at TWI in Cambridge. The Centre is a progressive and exciting development, which represents a strategic investment by the University and TWI.    The centre will develop and deliver public funded research projects on fatigue management together with creating and delivering a portfolio of private research with industrial partners. Apply

Catapult: Economist – The Connected Places Catapult accelerates smarter living and travelling in and between the places of tomorrow.  We focus on growing businesses with innovations in mobility services and the built environment that enable new levels of physical, digital and social connectedness.  We operate at the intersection between public and private sectors and between local government and transport authorities. We convene the disparate parts of the market to help innovators navigate the complexity of doing business, creating new commercial opportunities and improving productivity, socio-economic and environmental benefits for places. Apply

Conigital Group: Software Engineer – Reporting to the Tech Team Lead, you will take responsibility for developing key aspects and functions that form the backbone of our product portfolio (ConOP™). This includes development at different Technology Readiness Levels, writing functions to analyse data sets, develop prototypes releases of software (for pilots to prove concepts), and “glue” systems together to integrate different business applications. Apply

Conigital Group: Cloud Architect – Reporting to the CTO, you will translate business needs to technical requirements and specifications for cloud-based portfolio of products, while improving the efficiency and operations of SaaS products. You will support technical review and have a passion to design and improve digital solutions to be deployed at scale. Apply

ICAV Cluster: Vehicle Integration Engineer – Reporting to the Technical Director, the Vehicle Integration Engineer Will Lead and drive forward the definition and implementation of a vehicle x-by-wire interface that will be used to integrate with a vehicle automation platform. The x-by-wire solution will be designed to be configurable across several target vehicles. The role is not just about developing the software but also about defining and integrating the electro-mechanical mechanisms and interfaces with existing vehicle systems (e.g. introducing epas, e-braking etc). Apply

More jobs can be found here

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