autonomous vehicles

Council secures funding to deliver automated shuttle routes

03/02/2023

Solihull Council has secured funding to deliver automated shuttle routes between Birmingham International rail station and Birmingham Business Park.

Robo Street Sweeper takes to the roads

13/05/2022

Chinese autonomous vehicle company WeRide is running a huge road test of its Robo Street Sweeper, the country’s first mass-produced and purpose-built self-driving sweeper.

Live testing of UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus begins

25/04/2022

The UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus will take to the roads of Scotland for the first time this week as live testing begins for project CAVForth.

Solihull Council announces trial of self-driving shuttle

23/03/2022

A state-of-the-art self-driving shuttle is set to transport passengers around Birmingham Airport as part of ground-breaking trials getting underway in Solihull.

Solihull trials autonomous shuttle bus

27/09/2021

Solihull has become one of the first places in the UK to see driverless vehicles take to its roads as part of new passenger trials.

Hounslow council welcome UK’s first autonomous road delivery vehicle trial

11/11/2020

Hounslow is to be the first location in the UK to trial autonomous electric delivery vehicles on its roads.

Oxford trial of autonomous vehicles to begin this week

22/10/2020

A live trial of six autonomous Ford Mondeo vehicles is set to begin this week in Oxford.

UK ranked ninth on ‘autonomous vehicle readiness’ index

03/08/2020

The UK has been ranked ninth out of 30 countries in a study which assesses ‘autonomous vehicle readiness’.

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Waste and Recycling Manager

Aberdeen City Council
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As Waste and Recycling Manager your role will be to oversee and manage the Waste Management Services Contract Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
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Wakefield Council
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