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• 21st Sep 2021

  Towards connected and automated mobility: bringing technology and people together

  Brian Wong, Legal Director, Burges Salmon LLP and David Williams, Managing Director, Underwriting and Technical Services, AXA Insurance UK, 21st September 2021 The future of transport promises exciting new technologies and applications on connected, shared and automated mobility on a grand scale. This encompasses, amongst other things, connected mobility services, Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS), demand responsive transport,…
• 2nd Aug 2021

  Celebrating CAM technology: How the UK can maintain momentum?

  Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) provides a unique opportunity to make our transport systems safer, cleaner, more efficient and more user-friendly. CAM technology is a real success story for the UK, and according to the Connected Places Catapult, the UK market will be worth £41.7 billion and could employ up to 49,000 by 2035[1]. The…
• 27th May 2021

  Ben Everitt MP Hosts Westminster Hall Debate On The Potential Merits Of Driverless Cars

  Ben Everitt, the MP for Milton Keynes North and chair of APPG on Connected and Automated Mobility, has hosted a Westminster Hall debate on the potential merits of driverless cars on UK roads. Milton Keynes has become a hotbed for new technology with e-scooter trials, self-driving car trials and delivery robots all becoming regular sights for local…
• 29th Apr 2021

  Comment from APPG Chair: Government paves the way for self-driving vehicles on UK roads

  On 28 April, the Department for Transport announced that Motorists could see self-driving vehicles on British roads for the first time later this year. Following a call for evidence last year, the Government has now set out how vehicles fitted with Automated Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS) technology could be legally defined as self-driving, as long…
• 29th Mar 2021

  Driving the debate: AXA UK and Burges Salmon host the second meeting of the Connected and Automated Mobility APPG on Self-driving technologies: How safe is safe enough?

  Self-driving vehicles have long been considered as an opportunity to reduce the biggest contributing factor to road collisions, human error. Numerous research projects have found human error contributes to between 85% and 95% of current road collisions, and so many take the view that fully autonomous technology will result in a significant reduction in injuries…
• 3rd Feb 2021

  Driving the debate: AXA UK and Burges Salmon launch a cross-party parliamentary group on Connected and Automated Mobility

  ‘Connected and Automated Mobility’ (CAM) is the term used to describe the eco-system developing and supporting vehicles that can move people and goods without human intervention. CAM technologies have the potential to revolutionise our road network in the UK and globally. Not only can CAM make our roads safer by taking human error out of…