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Jerry Hardcastle

General Manager – Innovation and Performance Projects

Nissan and Automotive Council Technology Group

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Technology Group Update

Presentation to the SMMT Open Forum 4th November 2014

Jerry Hardcastle OBE Technology Group Chairman General Manager – Innovation and Performance Projects Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK)

Sets out the actions that government and industry will take collaboratively to secure the next stage of automotive sector growth

A strategy for growth and sustainability in the UK automotive sector

Driving Success

1. Invest [up to £1 billion over 10 years] in a new Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC).

2. Enhance collaboration on innovation and technology between motorsport and mainstream automotive.

3. Recommit to the Automotive Council prioritisation of the priority technologies, and to on-going collaboration with funders and delivery bodies on meeting those priorities.

4. Consider opportunities from EU research and development funding and how to improve collaboration to better access it.

5. To improve coordination and collaboration with the academic research community, establish an advisory group to help align research funding with industry challenges where relevant.

6. Conduct analysis of future technology needs for the sector to support the prioritisation of future collaborative technology work. This includes consideration of wider emissions reduction and air quality challenges.

Industrial Strategy – Technology

Strategic Technologies

Slide 29 – the origin of APC

Presented to the Automotive Council on 20th November 2012

Progress of the APC

Private Company established November 2013

Board members appointed Competition process has commenced

Hub & spoke network developing

Industry visibility and engagement

APC Technology Focus

UK Innovation

Expansion of UK R&D

UK Supply chain capability

UK Supply chain engagement

Support OEM’s Nationally / Internationally

www.apcuk.co.uk

> Resource Library > Propulsion Roadmaps

APC Funding

Regular Competitions 2 per year, from 2013 to 2023 = a long term commitment that aids planning. plus exceptions process for Time Critical Projects. • A transparent process. • Defined criteria. • Focused on Strategic Technologies. • Support for you from the APC team. APC1: December 2013 – April 2014 4 projects awarded grants of over £30m. £133 million total project value. APC2: May 2014 – Autumn 2014 Up to £75 million available. Results in coming weeks.

APC3: Announcement in November 2014

-> 90% of APC funding will be spent on Projects

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Innovate UK Funding

£15m Fund

Open to projects in cost-range £0.5m – £2m

EOI application closed 29th October

IDP11

Off-Highway Vehicles

£6m Fund

Open to projects in cost-range £0.5m – £1m

Registration closes tomorrow and application deadline is 12th Nov.

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Intelligent Mobility

£10m Fund

Pilot and Demonstrator Projects

The UK government has announced that driverless cars will be allowed on public roads from January next year.

Application deadline 1st October

Driverless Cars

Travellers Needs and IM Capability Study

What do travellers need from Intelligent Mobility?

What is the UK capability to develop and deliver?

Industry and Government collaboration led by Transport Systems Catapult

Value based investment prioritisation

1. Invest [up to £1 billion over 10 years] in a new Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC).

2. Enhance collaboration on innovation and technology between motorsport and mainstream automotive.

3. Recommit to the Automotive Council prioritisation of the priority technologies, and to on-going collaboration with funders and delivery bodies on meeting those priorities.

4. Consider opportunities from EU research and development funding and how to improve collaboration to better access it.

5. To improve coordination and collaboration with the academic research community, establish an advisory group to help align research funding with industry challenges where relevant.

6. Conduct analysis of future technology needs for the sector to support the prioritisation of future collaborative technology work. This includes consideration of wider emissions reduction and air quality challenges.

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Thank you for listening

www.automotivecouncil.co.uk