Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Test Bed – Proposed Funding Bid
Report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place)
(Listing Officer: C Knight, tel: 024 7683 4001)
Minutes:
Further to Minute 16 above, the Cabinet considered a private report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) that set out confidential aspects of the proposals to bid for additional funding as part of a £55m government funded initiative being run by Innovate UK, which aimed to make the UK one of the world’s most attractive centres for connected and autonomous vehicle development and testing.
RESOLVED that the Cabinet:
1) Authorises that the City Council take part in a joint funding bid as part of a consortium for the Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Test Bed competition.
2) Authorises the City Council to enter into a Non-Disclosure Agreement, Collaboration Agreement and associated contracts with the other submission partners as part of the bid process.
3) Delegates approval of the final submission document and completion of the legal agreements to the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Jobs and Regeneration and Cabinet Member for City Services.