Production Readiness Competition
PODSweep
The autonomous future is coming
Road sweeping is a job that in some situations is critical for safety, such as airports. The UK’s first autonomous road sweeper is to go on trial at a number of key locations across the country. This development is key in boosting productivity and safety levels within the industry while improving cost and time savings and environmental impact.
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Keeping the roads of the future clean
Project Highlights
- PODSweep, the UK’s first autonomous electric road sweeper
- Created to reduce the harmful environmental impact created by road sweeping while improving safety and productivity through the autonomous control system
- To be trialled at a number of locations across the country including Birmingham Airport, Heathrow Airport and the Trafford Centre in Manchester.
- Aims to make a saving of 26 tonnes of carbon per annum and a reduction in driving energy of 10-15%
- The opportunity is being explored for the same technology to be converted for internal use in warehouses
Project Consortium
- Westfield Autonomous Vehicles
- Johnston Sweepers
- Fusion Processing