Research and innovation
Research themes and centres
Automation
Research conducted under this theme is focussed on understanding the human factors implications and challenges of connected and automated vehicles.
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Digital Futures
Research under the Digital Futures theme, a part of the ‘Big Data’ genre, aims to harness the potential of new forms of digital data to generate policy relevant insights for the transport sector
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Global South
We are finding ways to transform transport environments in the Global South to address mobility and access challenges faced by low income populations in developing cities
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Driving simulator
The University of Leeds driving simulator is one of the most advanced driving research environments in the world; and allows research into driver behaviour to be performed in accurately controlled and repeatable laboratory conditions. The facility consists of a large motion-based driving simulator, an advanced commercial truck simulator, and an immersive pedestrian laboratory.
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Immersive technologies become the new reality at Leeds
Virtual reality (VR) is becoming the new normal at the University of Leeds,…
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Northern universities to tackle transport emissions
Leeds scientists are leading a research network of northern universities to…
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All work and no play? How will we spend time in driverless cars?
New research from the Institute for Transport Studies uses chauffeured…
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Planning for Leeds’ driverless future
A new study from Professor Simon Shepherd and Professor Anthony May has…
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