Aurrigo and Blind Veterans UK set for autonomous transport trials

Coventry-based Aurrigo is conducting the driverless pods trial as part of an exercise to explore possible ‘first and last mile’ transport solutions. To this end, the company has joined forces with Blind Veterans UK to develop a six-month programme of testing in that will start in April.

“Using information taken from our discussions with Guide Dogs and previous work with people with disabilities, we have made the pods suitable for people with vision impairments, including improved lighting and prominent colours on grab rails and seats,” said Miles Garner, sales and marketing director for Aurrigo.

“This trial is intended to see how the pods operate in a real-life environment and how veterans interact with them. We want to know about all the good things and we also want to know about things that need to be better - this should inform the next evolution of the pod and the changes/additions we may need to incorporate into the design.”