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Conigital, an intelligent mobility company in the driverless vehicle space has reached a proud and momentous milestone, celebrating their third birthday in July. In the face of Brexit, increasing interest rates and political uncertainty which has stifled investment, Conigital has grown from strength to strength in an environment where 50% of startups fail within the first 3 years.

Over the previous 18 months Barclays Eagle Labs have supported Conigital by offering mentorship, access to Barclays internal innovation teams and opening up their extended network to support the company showcase their technology at prestigious events such as the Barclays High Growth Entrepreneurial event held at Innovation Birmingham iCentrum in April last year. read more

The Gemma Virtual Concierge: One of the projects being developed by Conigital through its funded projects

Conigital Group has been awarded funding by the UK Government via Innovate to deliver an innovative and cutting edge AI solution for automated vehicles as part of its driverless vehicle platform.

The Innovation Birmingham-based SME is developing a range of inclusive and accessible solutions, including a virtual concierge, (called Gemma similar to KIT from the popular Knight Rider series), a patented 4D tactile map for blind and partially sighted users, a Mobility as a Service app, as well as a fleet management system facilitating the coordination and the telematic health of autonomous vehicles. read more

The 3rd May proved to be an exciting and esteemed night for Conigital where they won the Best Newcomer Award at the 2018 West Midlands Business Desk Master Awards. The Awards were held at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, where Paul Bassi, Bond Wolfe founder and Real Estate Investors Chief Executive,  who was named as the 2018 Ambassador was in attendance. Headline Sponsor, MHA MacIntyre Hudson will be hosting a winners’ dinner later this month. read more

The Conigital driverless revolution: leading driverless and low carbon projects

The Conigital Group’s Project Synergy and Project CAPRI will be receiving a share of the £109.7 million awarded to UK industry announced by Business Secretary Gregg Clark and Transport Minister John Hayes today (11 April 2017), to help develop the next generation of driverless and low-carbon vehicles, as part of the Industrial Strategy and the government’s Plan for Britain.

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Conigital Group, part of an all British consortium led by Westfield Sports Cars, Heathrow, Birmingham City University, Fusion Processing and Creative Example, has secured a £2.2 million project to bring state-of-the-art driverless cars to the streets of Birmingham.

Project INSIGHT is one of 8 projects awarded a total of £20 million in funding from the government’s £100 million Intelligent Mobility Fund. They range from developing autonomous shuttles to carry visually-impaired passengers using advanced sensors and control systems, to new simulation trials for autonomous pods to increase uptake and improve real-world trials. read more

GeorgiePhone is an app to guide visually impaired people around outside spaces is seeking help to expand capabilities. Prem Moti, Roger Wilson-Hind and Monique Seth of Conigital are working with the Georgiephone App founded by a blind man to help visually impaired people navigate outdoor spaces is seeking a test-bed public building to develop the technology for indoors. read more