A British firm has been awarded government funding to develop autonomous hydrogen HGVs
has gained £6.6 million of government funding to produce the world’s first self-driving, hydrogen-powered HGV and it will begin trials next year in partnership with UK supermarket giant Asda.
It was awarded by the Centre for Connected Autonomous Vehicles as part of its scheme to develop the “potential of autonomy in the transportation sector”, which, CCAV says, will bolster efficiency and safety and provide new jobs for the industry. The first prototype will feature a driver's cab and its autonomous operation will be road tested with a human driver behind the wheel. The second will not have a driver’s cab and will be tested on track. Its driver's cab will be replaced by an “aerodynamic fairing”. on a hub-to-hub route
“The support we are providing today will help our transport and technology pioneers steal a march on the global competition, by turning their bright ideas into market-ready products sooner than anyone else.”
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