East Birmingham North Solihull Automated Shuttle Service
Feasibility Study: Developing a Verified Business Case for Automated, Rail-Less Transit in East Birmingham and North Solihull.
About the project
The focus is on leveraging the latest in automated, rail-less technology to create a cost-effective, efficient, and accessible transportation option that connects key commercial centres and serves some of the country’s most deprived communities.
Building on an existing proven business case for a Metro route in the West Midlands, this project will develop an independently verified case for a segregated transit corridor by substituting the initial light rail solution with the capabilities of driverless, remotely supervised, rail-less service utilising automated, platooning shuttle vehicles using tyre-on-tarmac technology. The study will consider the traditional rail-based requirements, and associated capital and operational costs, that can be removed; and the new requirements and costs that will be required.