Expert Comment
WMG welcomes London Assembly Transport Committee report
Expert comment from , Head of Safe Autonomy at 海角社区 Manufacturing Group (WMG), University of 海角社区, on the London Assembly Transport Committee inquiry report:
Professor Siddartha Khastgir comments on self-driving taxis being granted private hire licences by Transport for London
Professor Siddartha Khastgir, Head of Safe Autonomy at WMG, outlines how supervised roll-out of autonomous taxis by TFL in London should help provide data to test and train such vehicles for deployment.
WMG Academy Trust welcomes plans to offer technical subjects in schools
Stewart Tait, CEO of the WMG Academy Trust for Coventry and Solihull, comments on the Prime Minister's proposed education reforms for secondary school pupils to study subjects such as manufacturing and AI alongside core academic learning.
Professor Peter Wheatley responds to funding cuts by the Science and Technology Facilities Council
Professor Peter Wheatley responds to the recently announced physics funding cuts, including to the Next Generation Transit Survey, and outlines the negative impact that this will have on UK scientific research and innovation.
Emily Erickson responds to Work and Pensions Committee report on youth, education and training
The Work and Pensions Committee has published its Youth Employment, Education and Training inquiry report. IER Research Fellow Emily Erickson contributed evidence on apprenticeship schemes, drawing on VET2050 research.