Ultimately, CAV and future mobility trials and research contribute to key business, investment and policy decisions that will change the urban transport landscape. SMLL experts have worked through the research and evidence-gathering process many times. With our support, you can be sure you’ve looked at every impact and understood the true costs and value of your product, service or policy.

For new services and technologies:

Building and testing use cases

Investors, OEMs, infrastructure and ITS providers, fleet and logistics operators, mass transit and public service integrators, telecommunications, energy and network companies can test all types of use cases at scale at SMLL.

Cost benefit analysis

Data is at the heart of credible cost benefit analysis. At SMLL, we have cost benefit analysis models and expertise in data mining to identify trends and assess where data gaps create decision risks.

Consumer behaviour impact

Choice experiments are a tried and tested way to determine the potential acceptance of new technologies or services by consumers. We work closely with local communities in Greenwich and Stratford: they contribute vital feedback and insight to CAV and connected trials.

City planning

We can help demonstrate the tangible positive benefits that new transport modes and operational models can have on cities. Using data experimentation, analysis and visualisation, we can help you understand the role that new infrastructure plays in supporting CAV deployment. We can define the needs and impact of new technologies and new mobility applications.

For infrastructure:

Future proofing infrastructure investment

Multiple modes of transport need to work together to deliver benefit to all users. At SMLL, we provide independent assessment of the performance of new technologies, infrastructure and policies. We evaluate the impact on the current built environment, future infrastructure, service models, and on the human factors which condition user responses.

Sustainability assessment

Using sophisticated modelling techniques, the SMLL team can help you establish whether new infrastructure designs will also help meet sustainability targets. Models can help you choose the most appropriate materials and techniques. They also provide accurate cost-benefit data for all the possible specifications you’re considering.

For policy development

We help local authorities and transport regulators prepare their strategies for the design, delivery, regulation and licensing of new mobility modes, including CAV.

Our team can help establish future implications for infrastructure and provide insights into user response and scalability. We can advise on how to monitor the impact on air quality and quantify the societal benefit of better health in general.