Aurrigo International PLC on Tuesday said it has been awarded a €275,820 grant from the European Institute of Innovation & Technology for its participation in the Living Lab for Autonomous Public Transport project.

Aurrigo International is a Coventry, England-based provider of transport technology solutions.

It said 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 Tuesday.

‘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,’ Aurrigo said.

It added that 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.

‘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,’ Chief Executive David Keene said.

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