Abstract
Hub2Hub, the consortium led by UK-based hydrogen-powered commercial vehicle innovator Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS), has been awarded a share of £6.6 million to develop a world-first, autonomous zero-emission HGV for the UK market.
This government funded project will deliver an all-new autonomous zero-emission HGV tractor unit for the UK market, enabling significant efficiency and operational cost savings for logistics operators. This deployment will demonstrate this service for leading retailer to elevate public perception and develop new business models.
The project is one of seven successful projects from around the UK, and forms the most advanced set of commercial, self-driving passenger and freight operations anywhere in the world.
The grants, part of the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Connected and Automated Mobility programme, will help British companies seize early opportunities to develop experimental projects into offerings ready for the market.
The Hub2Hub consortium is playing a significant role in supporting both goals with HVS’ ground-breaking emission-free hydrogen-electric HGV, to deliver an all-new autonomous zero-emission HGV tractor unit for the UK market.
HVS’ innovative HGV will decarbonise one of the biggest polluting sectors on our roads, working in partnership with Fusion Processing Ltd to expediate the development of Hub to Hub autonomous driving technology with Fusion’s automated drive systems, delivering never-seen-before levels of efficiency and operational cost savings for logistics operators, as well as providing new employment opportunities.
The deployment trial of the autonomous HGV, planned for September 2024, will demonstrate this service for a leading retailer to elevate public perception, showcasing the potential autonomy can deliver thanks to increased safety and fuel savings, and develop new business models.
