Autonomous shuttle launch event at Harwell Campus

A driverless shuttle service that uses integrated 5G and satellite communications has launched at Harwell Campus in the UK.

The electric shuttle’s communications technology was developed by Darwin Innovation Group with the support of ESA and the UK Space Agency.   

The service is run by Darwin on two separate routes across campus, both of which begin at ESA’s European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT).  

The service was launched during an event held at ECSAT today.

This photo includes Daniela Petrovic, Delivery Director at Darwin, Nick Appleyard, Head of ESA Space Solutions, and Emily Gravestock, Head of Applications Strategy at the UK Space Agency