Funding of up to £2 million for UK registered businesses to advance close-to-market Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) technologies.
The competition opens on Monday 20 October 2025 and closes at 11am on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Who it is for
This competition is open to single applicants and collaborations.
To lead a collaborative project or work alone, your organisation must be a UK registered business of any size.
Your project must
- have a grant funding request of between £500,000 and £2 million
- start by 1 June 2026
- end by 30 November 2027
- lead to a demonstrator product or CAM enabling service, resulting in new commercial opportunities or securing follow on investment
- be achieving a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of five or six or a Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) of four or five by completion
Support you can get
This competition aims to support the development of products and CAM enabling services that prove enhanced capability and unlock clear commercial opportunities in CAM within the UK.
For industrial research projects, eligible project costs can be funded as follows
- up to 70% if you are a micro or small organisation
- up to 60% if you are a medium sized organisation
- up to 50% if you are a large organisation
For experimental development projects which are nearer to market, eligible project costs can be funded as follows
- up to 45% if you are a micro or small organisation
- up to 35% if you are a medium sized organisation
- up to 25% if you are a large organisation
Support organisers
Contact
Innovate UK
Phone
0300 321 4357
Next Steps
on the Innovation Funding Service website
Published
21 October 2025
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