Future Transit Systems inaugural Summit to be held at MIRA Technology Park
MIRA Technology Park is the chosen venue for the inaugural Future Transit Systems 2014 Summit. The event will take place from 30thSeptember to 2ndOctober, joining together professionals from across the Intelligent Mobility sector.
Future Transit Systems is the international meeting place for thought leaders and policy makers from the transportation, communication and digital industries. The Summit will address the critical challenges and opportunities the Intelligent Mobility revolution is creating, providing an informal forum to debate and form relationships with global companies.
MIRA's unique cityscape proving ground is the only one of its kind in Europe and is used for the development and validation of urban and sub-urban co-operative vehicles and infrastructure.
The road layout and roadside architecture of this co-operative systems test facility is designed to support a wide range of different urban driving scenarios. The facility provides a safe, comprehensive and fully controllable purpose built ‘cityscape’ test track environment to develop, validate and demonstrate new Intelligent Transport innovations.
George Gillespie, CEO at MIRA Ltd, said: “We are delighted to be hosting the first ever Future Transit Systems summit here at MIRA. With Europe’s only dedicated Intelligent Mobility test facility, we are perfectly placed to play host to this exciting event. MIRA has been working on Intelligent Vehicles for more than 20 years, and we are looking forward to showcasing some of our most advanced technologies through some exciting demonstrations as part of the event.”
For further information please contact:
Claire Cruickshank
T: +44 (0) 1327 304 050
M: +44 (0) 7983 621 725
E: claire@futuretransitsystems.co.uk
About Future Transit Systems
Future Transit Systems 2014 is an international meeting place for thought leaders in intelligent mobility. Bringing together global leaders from transportation, digital industries and policy makers, the summit aims to address the critical challenges and opportunities this revolution is creating. Located at MIRA Ltd and delivered by The Neale Agency, Future Transit Systems will provide an informal forum to debate and form relationships with global companies an experience first-hand revolutionary technological developments in Intelligent Mobility.
About MIRA
MIRA is a world-class vehicle engineering consultancy, with a global reputation for innovation, testing and design.
With 68 years of rich engineering heritage, MIRA hosts a core of over 550 industry experts, 95km of specialised proving ground and over 35 major test facilities.
This complex mix of test facilities enables MIRA to offer a comprehensive range of test and validation solutions for:
Safety development
Vehicle environmental
Component environmental
EMC and electrical
Aerodynamics
Certification and homologation
Test facility development
MIRA’s services range from individual product tests, to turnkey multi-vehicle design, development and build programmes. Core competencies are based upon world class capabilities in: Vehicle Engineering, Test Engineering, Homologation and Certification Services, Intelligent Mobility, Controls and xEV Engineering, Functional Safety, Autonomous Vehicle Technology & Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs), and Future Transport Technologies.
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