Don Dhaniwal

Welcome to ICAV. See the latest news and opportunities in the emerging Driverless Vehicle sector.

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

Driverless shuttles take to Cambridge’s roads in pioneering trial

Driverless shuttles will take to the roads of Cambridge this week in the UK’s first autonomous vehicle trial allowing the vehicles to share roads with motorists, cyclists and pedestrians. Three shuttles developed by Aurrigo, , will carry up to three passengers in each vehicle along a two-mile route mapped between Cambridge’s Park and Ride site on Madingley Road and the University of Cambridge’s West Campus. Read More

FLIP. First fully autonomous vehicle by SberAutoTech

SberAutoTech, a Sber ecosystem company, has revealed a prototype of its own autonomous vehicle for future mobility, FLIP. The brand-new and fully self-driving vehicle has been developed to match the highest level in international driving automation classification. It pursues the new mobility concept providing quick, safe, and comfortable transportation for passengers through cutting-edge IT and automotive technologies. Read More

Germany gives greenlight to driverless vehicles on public roads

Germany has adopted legislation that will allow driverless vehicles on public roads by 2022, laying out a path for companies to deploy robotaxis and delivery services in the country at scale. While autonomous testing is currently permitted in Germany, this would allow operations of driverless vehicles without a human safety operator behind the wheel. Germany’s legislation is a step beyond testing in the direction of integration into regular traffic.  Read More

Trials of robot submarines at Loch Ness will turn the tide for future ocean missions

The team from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) will pilot the state-of-the-art Autosub Long Range (ALR) vehicle to ensure its capabilities are ready for scientific deployments anywhere in the ocean. Experts said the trials are a major milestone for Oceanids, a Marine Autonomous Systems (MAS) development programme led by NOC and funded by UK Government which runs until March 2022.  Read More

Pony.ai Becomes Eighth Firm Allowed to Test Driverless Cars in California

Pony.ai, an autonomous vehicle startup that splits its operations between China and the U.S., has received approval to test its driverless cars in three Californian cities, winning another vote of confidence for technology.  SAE classifies autonomous driving into six levels from Level 0 to Level 5, with the top-level technology enabling a car to run independent of human intervention. Read More

Self-driving truck startup Kodiak partnering with SK Group to expand into Asia

Kodiak Robotics, the U.S.-based self-driving truck startup, is partnering with South Korean conglomerate SK to explore the possibility of deploying its autonomous vehicle technology in Asia. Kodiak will examine how it can use SK’s products, components and technology for its autonomous system, including artificial intelligence microprocessors and advanced emergency braking systems. Read More

Baidu To Operate 3,000 Driverless Apollo Go Robotaxis in 30 Cities in 3 Years

Since late 2020, Baidu has been conducting autonomous test drives in Beijing without safety drivers. They were only connected to a command center via the city’s 5G network.  Up to ten Apollo Go taxis simultaneously drive in an area of ​​around 1.1 square mile. In Shougang Park in western Beijing there are eight fixed stops at which people can get on after booking a ride via the app. Read More

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Member Requests

Conigital are searching for beta testers and early adopters of our product suite. If you would like to be involved in our Driverless vehicle and MaaS trials. Please register your interest here 

Featured Events

May 31st, 2021 – Transport Vision 2050. You are invited to express interest in joining one of a series of workshops to help shape Innovate UK’s Transport Vision 2050. This is a chance to influence the thinking of Innovate UK and partners, highlighting where the key opportunities. The Transport Vision 2050 will be published in the summer 2021. Register Here

June 2nd, 2021 – Metamaterials Applications and Manufacturing. At this event, you will learn where we see the current and potential uses of metamaterials as well as the associated needs as regards manufacturing and standards. You will have the opportunity to comment on and challenge the view as we seek to develop the future picture for metamaterials and their ability to add value. 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

Transport Vision 2050: May 31st, 2021– You are invited to express interest in joining one of a series of workshops to help shape Innovate UK’s Transport Vision 2050. This is a chance to influence the thinking of Innovate UK and partners, highlighting where the key opportunities. The Transport Vision 2050 will be published in the summer 2021. Register Here

Reaching your Business Potential: June 1st, 2021 – Interested in starting a business, but unsure which idea to pursue? This webinar will explore some of the biggest societal problems we are facing, and outline what innovation means to help inspire you to find the right business idea for you. We will also outline some business support and tools available to get started, including the Young Innovators Awards. Register Here

Metamaterials Applications and Manufacturing: June 2nd, 2021 – At this event, you will learn where we see the current and potential uses of metamaterials as well as the associated needs as regards manufacturing and standards. You will have the opportunity to comment on and challenge the view as we seek to develop the future picture for metamaterials and their ability to add value. Register Here

Engage with: Driving the Electric Revolution Industrialisation Centre: June 3rd, 2021 – Join this webinar to learn how the Driving the Electric Revolution Industrialisation Centre (DER-IC) can help businesses across numerous sectors, including transport, energy, construction and agriculture, to invest and work together to capitalise on the UK’s strengths in PEMD technology. All with the aim for companies and organisations to seize the economic opportunities from the global transition to clean technologies and electrification.  Register Here

Sustainable Plastic Packaging Business-led R&D Briefing: June 7th, 2021 – The event will set out the scope of the competition and how to apply, ahead of the competition’s launch on. Hear from speakers from KTN & UKCPN, Innovate UK and WRAP, who will run through the background of the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge, the Plastic Pact targets and more. There will also be an opportunity to put questions to the team. Register Here

Virtual Connections Café: Support and Networking Webinar: June 9th, 2021 – Connections Café is the series of SME innovation support webinars that explore developments and opportunities in the built environment and mobility sectors that enable new levels of physical, digital and social connectedness. They offer support and guidance to growing businesses to help them bridge the gap between new innovations and commercial success. Register Here

Implementing an open access UTM for the UK: June 16th, 2021 – Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) will be required to unlock these benefits and provide safe and routine coordination of UAS as we move to increasingly automated and Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations. This webinar will provide a brief history and what has been achieved and discuss the way forward for UTM in the UK. This will be followed by Q&A panel with key stakeholder from policy and regulation. Register Here

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

Young Innovators Awards 2021/22 – Young people can apply for an award to make their business idea a reality, which includes a grant for £5,000, a living allowance, and tailored business support. This competition is open to sole applicants only. The aim of this competition is to find a new group of young innovators that, with our help, can turn their great ideas into successful businesses. Read More

Innovate UK SMART grants May 2021 – Smart is Innovate UK’s ‘Open grant funding’ programme. Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is investing up to £25 million in the best game-changing and commercially viable innovative or disruptive ideas. All proposals must be business focused. All applicants are required to complete the EDI survey. Applicants are also prompted to consider EDI as part of the application process. Read More

Innovation loans: April 2021 open competition – Businesses can apply for loans for innovative projects with strong commercial potential to significantly improve the UK economy. Your project must aim to develop new products, processes or services which are significantly ahead of anything similar in the field. You can also propose an innovative use of existing products, processes or services. Read More

Knowledge transfer partnerships (KTP): 2021 to 2022, round 2 – UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £6 million to fund innovation projects with businesses or not-for-profits. This new partnership brings new skills and the latest academic thinking into the business partner to deliver a specific, strategic innovation project. The knowledge base partner will recruit 1 or 2 graduates (known as ‘associates’) to work on the project. Each application must be led by a knowledge base, working with a business partner. Read More

Innovation in time dissemination and application – UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million for business-led innovation in resilient time, frequency and synchronisation. This funding is from the Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF). Your proposal must deliver a feasibility study for an innovative development and demonstrate a route to market. This is the first of two associated competitions funded from the Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF) as part of the National Timing Centre programme, led by NPL. Read More

Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition – Strand 2 – The aim of this competition is to support the design and development of technologies for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by the UK’s maritime sector as set out in the Clean Maritime Plan and support the transition to Net Zero by 2050. In this competition we are seeking solutions for all sizes and categories of maritime vessels. Solutions can be suitable for one target size or multiple sizes of vessels.  Read More

Driving the Electric Revolution: Supply Chains for Net Zero – UK registered businesses of any size can apply for a share of up to £22 million for innovation projects focused on supply chain development for power electronics, electric machines and drives. The aim of this competition is to facilitate the UK’s niche and volume supply chain and manufacturing capability growth in power electronics, machines and drives (PEMD). Read More

IETF energy efficiency and decarbonisation studies, Spring 2021- Organisations can apply for a share of up to £40 million to carry out feasibility and engineering studies into energy efficiency and decarbonisation technologies for industrial processes. This competition is open to single applicants and collaborations. Read More

IETF deployment of energy efficiency technologies, Spring 2021-  This competition aims to support the commercial roll out and permanent installation of technologies at industrial sites. This is the second round of the IETF Phase 1 competition. In this strand you must be an industrial business of any size to apply. You can apply on your own or in collaboration with other organisations. Your project must take place at a manufacturing site or data centre in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and be led by the operator of that site. Read More

More funding can be found here

Featured Jobs

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WMCA: Organisational Development and Engagement Manager – WMCA is looking for an Organisational Development and Engagement Manager to lead the delivery of a proactive and customer focused Organisational Development and Engagement plan and strategy across WMCA, developing the service to meet current and future business needs through working in partnership with managers and leaders to develop progressive OD and L&D projects, systems and initiatives. Apply

Catapult: Project Management Office Coordinator –  Catapult looking for an energetic Project Management Office (PMO) Coordinator with great communication skills to join the PMO team. The role will support the Project Management team and wider Catapult in the delivery of the project portfolio by carrying out a range of PMO functions. You will work with a wide variety of stakeholders and the role will involve collaboration with colleagues in all areas of the Catapult to collate, integrate and output a wide variety of project data. Apply

Catapult: Future Flight Team Lead – As Future Flight Team Lead you will be responsible for the line management of the team as well as supporting their professional development. You will be a mentor, coach and thought leader in the area of aviation or the wider system of systems in new modes of air transport and be able to use this to help to shape and design the work that the team undertakes. As a key leader within the organisation, you will be expected to work across the organisation supporting other teams and projects and our diverse range of external stakeholders. Apply

KTN: Legal and Contracts Manager- KTN has an ambitious strategy for quality delivery and commercial growth and the Legal and Contracts Manager will have an integral role in achieving this. You will be responsible for supporting KTN as a business to achieve high conversion of bids to contracts, to deliver against contractual commitments and to develop an increasingly broad and strong capability to develop successful new external partnerships. Apply

WMCA: Service Desk Support Apprentice – WMCA is looking for an organised and customer focused apprentice to work within the Digital and Data Service Desk Team.This is an exciting opportunity to join us at a time of modernising our ways of working and delivering significant advancements in our digital services. Your willingness to learn and develop will help shape our future vision and help implement cutting edge technologies. You’ll complete a Level 3 ICT Technician Apprenticeship while helping to support the Digital and Data’s ServiceDesk team ensuring customers receive the highest quality of service. Apply

ICAV Cluster: Motion Planning Engineer (Autonomous Driving) –  As a Motion Planning Engineer, you will be responsible for the development of environment modeling, motion planning, and behavioral prediction algorithms, and software that enables an autonomous vehicle to interact with its environment. You will have the chance to work with expert team & implementing these algorithms on high tech hardware that will allow you to explore
algorithms that were traditionally too costly on edge computing systems. 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

More jobs can be found here

Top Jobs

KTN: Knowledge Transfer Manager – Online Safety Technologies – Purpose of the role is the account managing the partners at DCMS and acting as the lead deliverer on the Safety Tech Innovation network activity for KTN working closely with the wider network delivery team at Nominet, and Innovate UK and other key stakeholders and day to day management and co-ordination of the web development contract and marketing and comms contract with external consultants.  Apply 

University of Warwick: Core Technician – The Department of Chemistry is looking to appoint a Core Technician to join a team of technicians and technical assistants working in the teaching laboratories. Successful candidates will have a good honours degree in a related science, experience of working in a research or teaching laboratory and an up-to-date working knowledge of COSHH and DSEAR regulations. This is a great opportunity for an individual wishing to extend and further develop their skills in an academic environment. Apply

Catapult: Senior Graphic Designer – Catapult is currently seeking to appoint an experienced hands-on Senior Graphic Designer from a B2B or B2G background to join our close-knit and fast-paced marketing team. The successful candidate will be confident in leading the visual strategy of marketing, web, print, video, animation, brochure/report work and virtual/live events. You will be a naturally ambitious and driven team player who will serve as a mentor to the other team creatives and external resource.  Apply

KTN: Digital Manager – Purpose of the role is to engage diverse audiences through our online activity, connecting them to the opportunities that will drive change through innovation and act as lead web manager for www.ktn-uk.org working with the head of online experience, marketing and data teams to maximise the value of KTN’s online experience for the KTN audience. Apply 

Conigital : ROS Developer –  Conigital is looking for a ROS Developer to support ongoing development. Reporting to the AV Team Lead, the data scientist will be working within a successful and motivated team. As a specialist in ROS one will have to devote her/his expertise to leverage the current development in the field of Autonomous Vehicle (AV) development. You should be experienced in Robotic Operating System (ROS), ROS1 & ROS2, various sensors, navigation, control system, and robot programming. Expertise in sensor integration, sensor data acquisition, sensor data synchronisation and sensor data processing for modular integration is required.  Apply 

ICAV Cluster: Data Scientist [AI and Optimisation Specialist] –  ICAV Cluster is looking for an AI and Optimisation Specialist, You will be working on Multi-objective Optimization projects in the transport and energy sectors using Metaheuristic Algorithms. You will be working with our technical lead deploying and integrating our propriety EAs algorithms to explore a variety of datasets to drive greater value and business insight supporting near Realtime decision making in dynamic situations. 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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