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19/09/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 8189M  Aurrigo International PLC  19 September 2023

19 September 2023

 

Aurrigo International plc

 

EU grant for Auto-Shuttle participation in driverless public transport
initiative

 

Key role in EIT-funded Living Lab for Autonomous Public Transport Project

 

Aurrigo International plc (AIM: AURR, the "Company" or "Aurrigo"), a leading
international provider of transport technology solutions, has been awarded a
€275,820 grant from the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for
its participation in the Living Lab for Autonomous Public Transport Project
("LivingLAPT").

 

The project will see Aurrigo's Auto-Shuttle autonomous passenger transport
vehicle running in Prague, Brno and Milton Keynes, initially with a safety
driver on board, while transitioning towards the goal of remote supervision.
The Aurrigo Auto-Shuttles will be deployed from 19 September.

 

University College London is the academic partner for this project which aims
to build trust in autonomous driving, through a robust international safety
framework as well as promoting user acceptance, in close collaboration with
citizens, cities, transport operators, industry, and policy makers.

 

By working with multiple cities across two countries, the participants will
gain a varied experience from different street layouts, road conditions and
public attitudes to autonomous technology. It will also examine potential
integration with trip planning applications used in those cities.

 

David Keene, CEO of Aurrigo, commented:

 

"This project is an exciting opportunity to bring autonomous public transport
to European cities. Testing Auto-Shuttle's capabilities in challenging
environments such as the cobbled streets of Prague will be a great
demonstration of the capabilities of our autonomous technology."

 

Bani Anvari, Professor of Intelligent Mobility at University College London,
added:

 

"Driverless shuttle vehicles have great potential for reducing emissions and
improving road safety within our cities, and we need to build a regulatory and
safety framework for their operation. The LivingLAPT project will be important
to build trust and acceptance of these new technologies to help overcome the
current barriers to adoption."

 

Enquiries:

 Aurrigo International plc                                   +44 (0)2476 635818

 David Keene, Chief Executive Officer

 Ian Grubb, Chief Financial Officer

 Singer Capital Markets (Nominated Adviser and Sole Broker)  +44 (0)20 7496 3000

 Phil Davies, Rick Thompson, Jalini Kalaravy

 Instinctif Partners (Financial Communications)              +44 (0)20 7457 2020

 Rozi Morris, Tim McCall, Isadora Pegler                     aurrigo@instinctif.com (mailto:aurrigo@instinctif.com)

 

About Aurrigo

Aurrigo is a leading international provider of transport technology solutions.
Headquartered in Coventry, UK, it designs, engineers, manufactures and
supplies autonomous vehicles and OEM products to the automotive and transport
industries, particularly focusing on aviation. It is highly regarded as a
specialist in autonomous and semi-autonomous technology solutions for the
aviation, ground handling and cargo industries. Aurrigo has developed six
types of autonomous vehicle to date, which can be utilised to reduce costs,
resolve operational issues and tackle labour shortages, whilst also improving
sustainability. Aurrigo has three divisions, Automotive Technology, Autonomous
Technology and Aviation Technology. For more information, see www.aurrigo.com
(http://www.aurrigo.com)

 

About EIT

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is Europe's largest
innovation network, strengthening innovation since 2008.

 

Its mission is to create jobs and deliver sustainable and smart growth. It is
an integral part of Horizon Europe, the EU's Framework Programme for Research
and Innovation.

 

The EIT is a unique body in that its method for driving innovation involves
bringing together organisations across business, education and research. The
goal of these partnerships is to find and commercialise solutions to pressing
global challenges. For each global challenge, there is an ecosystem of
partnerships called Knowledge and Innovation Communities.

 

To face these global challenges, our community of partners offers a wide range
of education courses, business creation and acceleration services and
innovation-drive research projects.

www.eit.europe.eu (http://www.eit.europe.eu)

 

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