Last week (4th and 5th June 2025) the Hi Drive Consortium met in Athens for its 3rd and final General Assembly. Representatives from all project partners gathered from across Europe to reflect on progress and align on the final steps ahead. The University of Leeds was represented by our Virtuocity Academic Lead Prof Natasha Merat,...
In the future, Automated Vehicles (AVs) will be deployed in mixed traffic situations, where they will need to interact with other road users, including other vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians. Members of the Human Factors and Safety Group from ITS were one of eight partners in the EU-funded project, interACT, which aimed to address this issue....
The HumanDrive project team presented the results and findings of this ground-breaking project to the international audience at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) CAV Forum virtual meeting on July 14th 2020. SMMT is one of the largest trade associations in the UK which provides a platform for over 800 automotive companies to...
The interACT project has come to an end after 3 years of research, which saw the project team has design, implement and evaluate solutions for safe, cooperative and expectation-conforming interactions between the Automated Vehicle and both its onboard driver and other traffic participants. The project concluded with a two-day virtual final event on the 18th and 19th of June, which was...
The HumanDrive project team had a stand at the Cenex-LCV 2019 at the Millbrook Proving Ground presenting the latest state of the project. Cenex-LCV is the UK’s premier low carbon vehicle event that brings together UK decision-makers, as well as industry and academic experts in a unique two-day event. Dr. Chongfeng Wei, Evangelos Paschalidis, and...