Designed and built in the UK, the Enviro100AEV electric autonomous bus has just won ‘Vehicle of the Year’ at the Self-Driving Industry Awards 2025. The bus carries up to 26 passengers, integrating AI and high-performance computing with radar and cameras to deliver automated driving.

Two of the Enviro100AEV buses are coming to Cambridge in a matter of weeks as the second part of the Connector passenger trials are rolled out. The buses will be free to use and will link Trumpington park & ride and Babraham Road park & ride with Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

Connector is led by the Greater Cambridge Partnership, with a consortium of partners, as a trial to investigate the role that autonomous vehicles could play in the public transport system. A smaller Connector bus running in West Cambridge has already carried over 500 passengers since its launch in June. The two new larger buses will give many more passengers the opportunity to experience the future of bus travel.

Daniel Clarke, Head of Innovation and Technology at the Greater Cambridge Partnership, said, “It’s great to hear that our bus has been recognised as best in class - demonstrating again how Cambridge is leading the way with our groundbreaking Connector trials. Autonomous buses have real potential to boost our public transport system by providing additional out-of-hours services and making rural routes viable. It’s all about making it easier for everyone to get around.”

The Enviro100AEV electric autonomous bus being used in the second phase of the Connector trials is built by Alexander Dennis and equipped with automated bus technology by Fusion Processing Ltd.

The award was presented by Cars of the Future at the Turner Contemporary art gallery in Margate, in recognition of the pioneering role of Alexander Dennis and its technology partner Fusion Processing Ltd in advancing connected and automated bus technology.