Services
Funded by industrial partners and the UK Government as part of the wider Zenzic CAM (Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) Test Bed UK initiative, Midlands Future Mobility (MFM) will play a crucial role in accelerating technological progress in CAM development.
This will strengthen the UK’s position in the CAM domain and help to deliver the UK Government Industrial Strategy (2018) and Department for Transport (DfT) Future of Mobility: Urban Strategy (2019).
The MFM route for trialling of CAM solutions offers a unique combination of campus (mini-city), urban, rural and highways roads (over 300 miles in total) on which trials can be supported. The route encompasses major city centres (Coventry and Birmingham) and key interchanges (rail, High Speed (HS) 2 and Birmingham International Airport). The wide range of route types provides businesses with opportunities to trial a range of CAM technologies, from Low Speed ‘shared space’ vehicles through to next generation Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), connected technologies and autonomous vehicle systems.
At MFM, we offer a wide range of CAM development and trialling services, from initial virtual development through to real-world trials and market deployment. Through our combined expertise and comprehensive on-road trialling environment, MFM is ideally placed to support your business in developing the future of mobility.
Physical Test Environment
Covering over 300 miles of roads across highways, urban, suburban and rural routes, our physical test environment is ideally suited for trialling of Connected and Autonomous Mobility solutions.
- Utilise remotely configurable Road Side Units (RSUs) along the route, supporting various ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) services via DSRC and LTE communications technologies
- Record and review your trial alongside a trace of the route you used via our Data Hub, which collates data from geo-fenced Closed Circuit TV (anonymised), Real-Time Kinematic GPS (correction signal broadcast over route), programmable roadside units and environmental monitoring stations.
- Develop and test your own infrastructure using our plug-and-play environment and mobile CCTV and RSUs.
- Use the University of Warwick campus (including designated shared space routes for low speed autonomous vehicles) and our development pod platforms as a ‘mini city’ for logistics and CAM service development
- Access the MFM Participant Database to test public acceptance of new MaaS (Mobility as a Service) business models, vehicle ownership models or new CAM features.
- Access support for your trial through the MFM Garage (vehicle storage, preparation and EV charging facilities) and autonomous vehicle platform for customer V2X (Vehicle to Everything) and modular CAM feature trialling
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5G and Communications
We offer a flexible connectivity research and innovation service that develops solutions for 5G and beyond communications networks.
- Offered across simulated, emulated, controlled and real-world environments.
- Bespoke offerings can be created around the user, combining the user’s technology and/or expertise with the 5G Research Team.
- We accommodate a wide range of projects, from evaluation of single, connectivity system components to fully connected mobility solutions and their users.
- This service can be configured with additional options, which include GNSS, Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.xx, Digital Twin, 3GPP roadmap alignment, etc.
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Human Factors
A rigorous proven approach to human factors testing, which will give you the confidence that your design has been tested with the right people, asking the right questions.
Digital services
Our digital services support businesses in CAM and communications solutions development, from research and development through to cost-effective ‘right-first-time’ prototyping.
- Access to a full LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and photographic scan of the entire MFM route, which can be utilised to create detailed models of sections of the route for simulation purposes.
- Utilise detailed models of key sections of the MFM route (for example Holyhead Road, Coventry) to conduct advanced user-in-the-loop simulation and CAM software testing within the 3xD Simulator at the University of Warwick. The simulation models can also be used within a 3rd party simulator (3xD and rFpro formats available)
- Conduct advanced user-in-the-loop and CAV software testing in key sectors of the route available in our fully immersive 3xD simulator.
- Generate and experiment with your own virtual scenarios for specific CAM verification and validation.
- Utilise data analytics of the route and surrounding roads to undertake scenario testing, for example varying traffic conditions.
- Access the National Scenario Data Base (NSDB) and utilise data analytics of the route and surrounding roads for scenario based CAM testing. Store your own private scenarios in the database and gain access a library of pre-existing scenarios.
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People and Skills
Our experienced consortium, trusted by global businesses for decades in their respective fields at the cutting edge of CAM development, can provide your business with extensive research, design, evaluation, and deployment support for your trial.
- Benefit from coordinated access to Local Authorities, Highways Agencies and Private Land Owners for guidance and support in meeting the UK and local area requirements for public road trialling of autonomous vehicles.
- Gain support with test design and analysis through an experienced network of automotive expertise with academic and industrial experience
- Access regional SMEs and collaborate with other business and institutions through the growing CAM ecosystem at the National Automotive Innovation Centre
- Understand the latest emerging standards in CAM safety, security, verification and validation to influence and support future product and service development
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