UK first driverless cars to be made by Midlands Firm
Coventry-based RDM Group is to create three test vehicles to carry two passengers unmanned at speeds of up to 7mph
The firm has been announced as the manufacturing partner for the futuristic Low Carbon Urban Transport Zone (LUTZ) Pathfinder project, which will see electric powered pods used in Milton Keynes next year.
It will now work with Oxford University’s Mobile Robotics Group (MRG) after beating off competition from five other bids.
David Keene, chief executive at RDM Group, said: “ We have invested heavily in attracting the right people with skills in advanced electronics, software development, mobile apps and vehicle engineering and all of these attributes will be brought into play to make sure this ambitious vision becomes reality.”
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