The UK government’s £2.5bn (US$3.05bn) Drive35 funding program – supporting zero-emission vehicle production and late-stage R&D – has gained support from Odosolutions, a developer of CAN-to-cloud vehicle data infrastructure.
Drive35, delivered by the Department for Business and Trade in partnership with the Advanced Propulsion Centre and Innovate UK, supports large-scale industrial transformation projects. It focuses on collaboration in software-defined vehicle development, hydrogen systems development and manufacturing scale-up – connecting late-stage R&D with industrial production.
Odosolutions contributes with its data infrastructure that captures high-frequency vehicle data and translates it into secure, real-time cloud analytics, enabling predictive maintenance, maximizing uptime and reducing risk across the electric vehicle lifecycle – from development and validation to full fleet deployment.
To reinforce local supply chains and create skilled technical jobs, Odosolutions is currently assessing UK-based assembly and test facilities for its logger family. In partnership with OEMs and Tier 1s, the company provides production-grade diagnostics and remote analytics to accelerate zero-emission and software-defined vehicle development.
Early feasibility studies and pilot manufacturing are underway to scale these solutions to industrial levels. In live trials, Odosolutions’ telemetry systems are already boosting uptime and accelerating development cycles. Features like real-time monitoring, over-the-air configurability and resilient edge logging are helping to reduce program risk and shorten validation timelines.
“Drive35 is a chance to scale zero-emission capability at pace. Our job is to make data effortless – from rugged loggers at the edge to secure cloud insight for engineers and operators – so programs move faster with less risk,” said Umesh Patel, business director at Odos.
In parallel with Drive35, the UK government has launched the Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) Pathfinder project – a £150m (US$183m) investment designed to support the deployment of connected and autonomous vehicle systems through feasibility studies, real-world trials and system enhancements.
The CAM Pathfinder program, which supports a range of funded initiatives to speed up connected and autonomous mobility in the UK, is well matched with Odos’s CAN-to-cloud infrastructure. Projects include assessing technical, commercial and regulatory pathways for autonomous HGVs, expanding autonomous mobility trials in live environments like airports, and evaluating CAM applications across freight, public transportation and depot operations.
These projects depend on reliable, high-integrity data systems to safely operate and scale CAM technologies. Odosolutions telemetry solutions provide the low-latency CAN-to-cloud technology, cybersecure cloud integration and real-time operational intelligence required to bridge prototype testing and live fleet deployment – an increasingly important factor as CAM demonstration projects move toward commercial readiness.
As the Drive35 and CAM Pathfinder initiatives move forward, the emphasis will be on developing the infrastructure, skills and partnerships required to deliver zero-emission transportation and advanced mobility systems at scale. Odos aims to support industry, government and research organizations by providing secure, high-integrity data capabilities that accelerate innovation while minimizing risk.
Odos’s solutions are already being put to the test in high-demand environments. TAE Power recently integrated the company’s telemetry and dashboards into its pulse-charging rigs, giving engineers round-the-clock system monitoring, anomaly alerts, remote configurability and secure zero-loss datalogging. This has helped the team maintain oversight, protect critical data and expedite the testing process.
“Odos provides production-grade telemetry from day one, shortening test cycles and building confidence to scale,” said a TAE Power Solutions spokesperson.
In related news, Aurrigo has been awarded £1m to advance autonomous transportation trials across the UK
