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29 February 2024

China Unicom visits Darwin at Harwell

China Unicom visits Darwin at Harwell

On Thursday 22 February, we were pleased to welcome China Unicom to the Darwin SatCom Lab at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus. Over the course of its three-decade history, China Unicom has become one of the largest mobile providers in China, and indeed one of the largest worldwide.

On Thursday 22 February, we were pleased to welcome China Unicom to the Darwin SatCom Lab at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus. Over the course of its three-decade history, China Unicom has become one of the largest mobile providers in China, and indeed one of the largest worldwide. Our visitors included senior China Unicom executives He Biao, Zhiqiang Jia, Vincent Zhu and Chen Shuxiong. Accompanied by their respective teams, they spent the afternoon with our technical experts, who demonstrated Darwin’s work with connectivity and autonomous vehicles. To celebrate the year of the dragon, we received a beautiful gift from our guests: a panda in a dragon suit, representing strength and stability. ‘We’re honoured to be considered for a potential partnership in the Chinese market by one of the largest mobile providers in the world,’ said Daniela Petrovic, co-founder of Darwin. ‘We had an exciting afternoon of exchanging ideas, and it was a great pleasure to present our work with communications, autonomous vehicles and insurance modelling.’ We enjoyed the opportunity to improve our understanding of overseas markets, and we’re looking forward to returning the visit with a trip to Beijing! Darwin Innovation Group is a UK-based company that provides services related to autonomous vehicles and communications. If you’re interested in working with us, take a look at our careers page. If you’d like to know how we can help your organisation make use of autonomous vehicles, contact us. You can also follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter.
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20 February 2024

Darwin Autonomous Shuttle features in GSMA case study

Darwin Autonomous Shuttle features in GSMA case study

The Darwin Autonomous Shuttle, a self-driving passenger service, has been carrying people around Harwell Science and Innovation Campus for over two years now. Run by Darwin Innovation Group with the support of the European Space Agency (ESA) and UK Space Agency, the shuttle service helps to demonstrate the real-world viability of autonomous public transportation.

The Darwin Autonomous Shuttle, a self-driving passenger service, has been carrying people around Harwell Science and Innovation Campus for over two years now. Run by Darwin Innovation Group with the support of the European Space Agency (ESA) and UK Space Agency, the shuttle service helps to demonstrate the real-world viability of autonomous public transportation. The service is also interesting from a telecommunications perspective. The shuttle is equipped with Darwin’s ubiquitous communications technology, which allows it to remain connected at all times by switching seamlessly between satellite and mobile networks. The GSMA is a longstanding pillar in the world of mobile communications and helps to promote cooperation in the industry, organising events such as the annual Mobile World Congress. The GSMA Foundry, as part of its activities to support innovation in the world of telecommunications, has published a case study of the Darwin Autonomous Shuttle. This study examines the shuttle’s operations to date and looks ahead to future expansions of the service. ‘In order to reliably inform regulators and insurers about every aspect of CAVs [connected and autonomous vehicles], we need long-running services,’ Daniela Petrovic, Darwin’s co-founder, says in the case study. ‘Previous CAV trials were of short duration and provided a limited amount of information. Having run the service for two years now, we believe that we operate the most significant CAV service in the UK in terms of information and knowledge created.’ A PDF of the case study is available here on the GSMA website. Darwin Innovation Group is a UK-based company that provides services related to autonomous vehicles and communications. If you’re interested in working with us, take a look at our careers page. If you’d like to know how we can help your organisation make use of autonomous vehicles, contact us. You can also follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter.
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6 February 2024

Autonomous vehicle developer Gama visits Darwin

Autonomous vehicle developer Gama visits Darwin

The Darwin Autonomous Shuttle at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus was originally developed by Gaussin Macnica Mobility (Gama), formerly Navya. We were delighted to welcome the Gama team to Harwell to see the shuttle in action.

The Darwin Autonomous Shuttle at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus was originally developed by Gaussin Macnica Mobility (Gama), formerly Navya. We were delighted to welcome the Gama team to Harwell to see the shuttle in action. On Tuesday 30 January, Gama account managers Myriam Ichou and Lydia Secher paid a visit to Harwell Campus. They rode around the campus in the self-driving shuttle, then took a tour of the Darwin SatCom Lab and Darwin’s centre of remote vehicle operations at the Satellite Applications Catapult building. Myriam and Lydia also had the chance to visit the Magali Vaissiere Conference Centre, opened in 2023 by the European Space Agency, and to learn about plans for campus expansion at Harwell HQ. Harwell Campus is already a fantastic centre for innovation in the UK, and we’re glad to be able to watch it grow. Of course, the visit was also a great opportunity for Darwin and Gama to discuss how they can work together in the future. We shared our respective plans for the year and talked about future joint projects. Through collaboration, we’re looking to help progress the adoption of autonomous vehicles both in the UK and abroad. ‘It was great to welcome the Gama team to Harwell,’ said Darwin co-founder Daniela Petrovic. ‘We’re looking forward to meeting them again in Paris in February for a continuation of discussions.’ Darwin Innovation Group is a UK-based company that provides services related to autonomous vehicles and communications. If you’re interested in working with us, take a look at our careers page. If you’d like to know how we can help your organisation make use of autonomous vehicles, contact us. You can also follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter.
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23 January 2024

Darwin co-founder leads class at Adam Smith Business School

Darwin co-founder leads class at Adam Smith Business School

On 27 October 2023, Darwin’s co-founder and delivery director Daniela Petrovic delivered a class on artificial intelligence and its impact on industry at the University of Glasgow’s Adam Smith Business School. The class was part of the business school’s FinTech programme.

On 27 October 2023, Darwin’s co-founder and delivery director Daniela Petrovic delivered a class on artificial intelligence and its impact on industry at the University of Glasgow’s Adam Smith Business School. The class was part of the business school’s FinTech programme. Daniela presented the story of Darwin, and she and the students discussed how innovation ecosystems, in which multiple entities combine their knowledge and resources to work towards a common goal, could help mature organisations to take advantage of new technologies. During the session, the class explored how AI could be integrated smoothly into established practices. In a rapidly changing business world, flexibility and modernisation are often crucial to success. ‘It was a great pleasure to deliver a class at the prestigious Adam Smith Business School,’ Daniela said. ‘I very much enjoyed exchanging ideas with the students and getting their views on how AI will shape future corporations.’ Darwin Innovation Group and the University of Glasgow have a longstanding history of collaboration. The Darwin Business Innovation Lab is located at the university and offers guidance to companies that are interested in exploring new technologies, including AI. If you’d like to know more, get in touch. Darwin Innovation Group is a UK-based company that provides services related to autonomous vehicles and communications. If you’re interested in working with us, take a look at our careers page. If you’d like to know how we can help your organisation make use of autonomous vehicles, contact us. You can also follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter.
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9 January 2024

CAV developer PIX Moving visits Darwin

CAV developer PIX Moving visits Darwin

PIX Moving is a developer and manufacturer of self-driving vehicles, established in China in 2014. By creating modular, customisable autonomous vehicles, PIX Moving aims to fulfil the needs of passengers beyond transportation, enabling moving cafés, cinemas or libraries.

On 8 December 2023, PIX Moving visited Darwin Innovation Group at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus.

PIX Moving is a developer and manufacturer of self-driving vehicles, established in China in 2014. By creating modular, customisable autonomous vehicles, PIX Moving aims to fulfil the needs of passengers beyond transportation, enabling moving cafés, cinemas or libraries. On 8 December 2023, PIX Moving visited Darwin Innovation Group at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus. The campus is home to the Darwin SatCom Lab, a collaboration between Darwin and O2, where Darwin develops and tests its services for autonomous vehicles. Through its work with multiple manufacturers of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs), Darwin is constantly refining and expanding its CAV services, from route commissioning to AI data analysis. The visit was an opportunity for Darwin and PIX Moving to discuss what these two innovative organisations could achieve by working together. We’re looking forward to further exploration of the role Darwin can play in PIX Moving’s work. Darwin Innovation Group is a UK-based company that provides services related to autonomous vehicles and communications. If you’re interested in working with us, take a look at our careers page. If you’d like to know how we can help your organisation make use of autonomous vehicles, contact us. You can also follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter.
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