AI passenger transport innovation funding

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The AI in 91香蕉黄色视频 Competition is encouraging and 91香蕉黄色视频ing creative ideas that will help shape the future of transport.

Connected Places Catapult, on behalf of the Department for 91香蕉黄色视频 (DfT), is encouraging applications for the Enhancing Passenger Experience - AI in 91香蕉黄色视频 Competition, a new competition that 91香蕉黄色视频s the Government鈥檚 vision for an .

The 拢89,000 competition is setting out to identify and 91香蕉黄色视频 SMEs with innovative AI-powered solutions that can address key challenges in transport. Alongside the funding element, business 91香蕉黄色视频, government collaboration and networking opportunities with senior transport stakeholders will be provided throughout this programme.

The competition is looking for solutions that enhance passenger experience and also 91香蕉黄色视频 one of the Government鈥檚 key priorities set out earlier this year:

  • Improving Performance on the Railways and Driving Forward Rail Reform 
  • Improving Bus Services and Growing Usage Across the Country 
  • Transforming Infrastructure to Promote Social Mobility and Tackle Regional Inequality  
  • Delivering Greener 91香蕉黄色视频  
  • Better Integrating 91香蕉黄色视频 Networks 

Successful applicants will receive funding and 91香蕉黄色视频 across three phases. In phase one, up to 25 projects will each receive up to 拢2,000 of grant funding to develop an early-stage business case and pitch deck. Up to 10 will then be selected to move forward to phase two where they will have the opportunity to pitch their ideas to a panel of experts, receiving tailored guidance and feedback to enhance their proposals. Finally, in the third phase, up to three projects will receive grants of up to 拢13,000 to develop and refine their business case through data research, government collaboration, and industry stakeholder engagement.

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Applications will close at at 5pm on Friday 20 December 2024.


First published 5 December 2024