{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e8ee3bc4fc261fc3fd48a9a/61326b339e58f20013f98d3f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Robo Cars Are Coming","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5e8ee3bc4fc261fc3fd48a9a/1630694116292-64fd8d12d78f7ab2faf13f00f42b4892.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) are (probably) coming. In this episode, Laura is taken for a spin on public roads in one - going on a journey through Greenwich, London, with nothing other than a robot car for company (if you ignore the two safety drivers ready to step in at any moment).</p><p><br></p><p>Are Driverless Cars, Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, or AVs, a solution to a problem, or are they just tech for tech’s sake?</p><p><br></p><p>The UK is betting big on AVs. The Government wants to make the UK a hub for this technology and has invested £200m into Research and Development already.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Our thanks to this episode's interviewees: Balazs Csuvar - Head of Delivery at DG Cities; Stephen Kyberd, Field Engineering Lead at Oxbotica; Niranjan Thiyagarajan, Management consultant advising the car industry on AVs; Krishnan Jayaraj Menon, Project Manager at Oxbotica - and last but not least our driver, Tristan, and co-driver, Dan.</p><p><br></p><p>You can watch a video of the car in action here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZNIE_ABGf0&amp;t=26s; and see their vision for the future here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUCSnrWUBc0 you can even order your own VR headset from the Endeavour Project here, to experience the vids in 3D: https://www.projectendeavour.uk/vr-registration</p><p><br></p><p>We hope you enjoy this episode of Streets Ahead, a podcast dedicated to the world of active travel, liveable streets and people-focused urban design.</p><p><br></p><p>We’re on Twitter and welcome your feedback on our episode:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/podstreetsahead%C2%A0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.twitter.com/podstreetsahead</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you're reading this, please can you take 1 minute to give us a rating and write a review? It helps us more than you probably think.</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks for listening!</p>","author_name":"Streets Ahead Podcast"}