Funding of up to £4 million for UK registered businesses to trial Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) services for future deployment at scale.
The competition opened on Monday 20 October 2025 and closes at 11am on Wednesday 17 December 2025.
Who it is for
This competition is open to collaborations only.
To lead a collaborative project your organisation must be one of the following
- a UK registered business of any size
- a local authority
- a transport authority
Your project must
- have a grant funding request of between £2 million and £4 million
- last between 18 and 24 months
- start by 1 June 2026
- end by 31 May 2028
Support you can get
This competition aims to support the UK Government’s ambition to advance CAM services in high value areas into commercial offerings. This will be achieved by funding trials led by service operators or entities who benefit directly from the end use of CAM in live or analogous settings.
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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