The critical topics of cyber security, virtual reality and machine learning are at the centre of the future of transport, with further projects developing the research around areas such as truck platooning; data science; mental health; smart infrastructure; head injuries, and driving simulation.
Funding for the projects is one part of the annual investment made by Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) in innovative research and development and is supported by parent company, the Transport Research Foundation, a non-profit distributing organisation.
The programme of ten innovative projects was devised by the TRL Academy in response to the challenges facing future transport and further supports TRL’s independence and impartiality.
TRL Academy Director, Professor Nick Reed explained: “Choosing the projects that will go on to shape policy, design and technological development is always a challenge, but we apply key criteria around ensuring the research is relevant, disruptive and deliverable.