The word from the organisers after a recent awards bash;
A futuristic array of automated vehicles went on display at the Turner Contemporary gallery in Margate on Friday (24 October 2025) as part of the third annual Self-Driving Industry Awards.
Chris Curtis MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Self-Driving, presented the flagship Vehicle of the Year award to the all-new Enviro100AEV bus by Alexander Dennis. Using the CAVStar automated drive system by Bristol-based Fusion Processing, two of these buses (with a safety driver) will go into service in Cambridge within a matter of weeks.
Project of the Year went to evolvAD, led by Nissan, for demonstrating aptitude in dealing with speed bumps, mini-roundabouts, width restrictions and oncoming traffic, as well as rural lanes with extreme cambers and blind bends.
Ohmio won in Consumer Service for its shuttle services at the NEC in Birmingham and Central Milton Keynes. While the inaugural Fleet Operator Award went to Starship for making over a million small deliveries in the UK.
In the individual award categories, Professor Missy Cummings was crowned Person of the Year 2025 for highlighting the dangers of over-reliance on camera-based vision.
Joel Johnson (AKA YouTuber JJRicks) won Consumer Champion for documenting Waymo’s progress in America. Michael Talbot was named Industry Legend for his role in developing CAM Testbed UK, our world-class R&D ecosystem.
Speaking on behalf of the Self-Driving Industry Awards judging panel, Carsofthefuture.co.uk editor, Neil Kennett, said: “As usual, our applicants nominated some fantastic people and products for the headline Awards. I’m delighted we could bring them together to give a perfect snapshot of self-driving in 2025 – a range of vehicles either already in service or soon to be, many of them designed and built right here in the UK.”
Supported by partners BSI, Cenex, CCAV, ITS UK, PAVE UK, Tech UK and Zenzic, along with charity partner, BEN, the event was again hosted by Jim Carey, and the judging panel included Mark Cracknell of Zenzic, Alex Bainbridge of Autoura, Dr Nick Reed of Reed Mobility, and Dr Martin Dürr of Dromos.
Here’s the full list of 2025 Self-Driving Industry Award winners:
- Vehicle of the Year: Enviro100AEV
- Project of the Year: evolvAD by Nissan
- Person of the Year: Professor Missy Cummings
- Industry Legend: Michael Talbot
- Fleet Operator: Starship
- Consumer Champion: Joel Johnson, AKA JJRicks
- Consumer Service: Ohmio
- Aftermarket: Silvera Automotive Solutions
- Design: Fusion Processing
- Hardware: Angoka
- Insurance: Apollo ibott
- Legal: Shoosmiths
- Research: Autinno
- Software: Blackberry QNX
- Testing: Karsan
- Trust: Aribo
- V2X: Beam Connectivity
For further details visit: https://carsofthefuture.co.uk/awards/
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