GATEway - Greenwich Automated Transport Environment

Driverless shuttles and cars will navigate the streets of Greenwich in a series of public demonstrations designed to test how people and automated vehicles interact in real-world traffic. The GATEway project, led by the Transport Research Laboratory, aims to turn the area into a permanent testbed for driverless transport systems, creating standardised testing protocols and safety guidance that other cities and companies can adopt. Currently, most automated vehicle trials happen in controlled environments or on private roads, leaving a gap in knowledge about how these vehicles behave alongside pedestrians, cyclists, and human-driven cars in dense urban settings. If successful, the project will produce a replicable model for integrating driverless vehicles into city infrastructure—not just in London, but across the UK and internationally. The consortium will also build a 3D simulation of the Greenwich peninsula to model traffic flows and test scenarios that are too risky to run physically. The immediate legacy will be a physical testing environment that attracts automotive manufacturers and tech firms to the UK, generating commercial opportunities and positioning British industry as a leader in automated transport.