Meet our 2025 Self-Driving Industry Awards partners
With the entry deadline for the third annual Self-Driving Industry Awards fast approaching – extended to Friday 26 September – we thought it was high time we introduced you to this year’s amazing event partners. In alphabetical order, they are…
BEN, the Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund. Here to support the lifeblood of the automotive industry – its people – Ben provides support for life to anyone who works or has worked in the automotive industry. Ben supports people to navigate life’s challenges, helping them make positive, lasting changes to their lives. It works with individuals and companies to improve people’s health and wellbeing. See ben.org.uk
BSI, the UK’s National Standards Body, supports industry through the development of guidance and best practice that helps accelerate the safe and secure development, trialling, testing and deployment of automated mobility. The BSI CAM series of standards has gained interest globally, attracting now over 10,000 downloads from 75 countries, and has informed the development of international standards. See BSI CAM Standards
The Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) is a joint unit of the UK government’s Department for Transport (DfT) and Department for Business and Trade (DBT). Founded in 2015, its mission is to promote the safe development, production and use of connected and automated mobility technologies to deliver societal and economic benefits. CCAV uses its unique position to bring together world-class expertise from across the public, private and academic sectors to create a strong, collaborative UK ecosystem. See gov.uk
Cenex was established as the UK’s first Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell technologies in 2005. Today, it focuses on low emission transport and associated energy infrastructure, and operates as an independent, not-for-profit expert partner and research technology organisation (RTO). It also organises the annual Cenex Expo event, where the net zero and CAM communities come together to ask: “What’s next?”. Bringing together 200+ expert speakers, live demonstrations and government strategy, it drives collaboration, scale-up and innovation, making it the natural partner for The Self-Driving Industry Awards. See Cenex-expo.com
Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK) is the voice of the UK transport technology industry, supporting 190+ members, from the private and public sector, and covering all sizes and disciplines. It supports its members through advocacy to policy makers, connecting people, promoting the industry overseas and supporting innovation across the sector, including, increasingly, connected and automated mobility (CAM). See its-uk.org
Partners for Automated Vehicle Education United Kingdom (PAVE UK) is a national initiative founded by the DBT, DfT, CCAV, Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), and WMG, the University of Warwick. It is the country’s first initiative focused on enabling public trust and acceptance of self-driving technology through accurate and inclusive public engagement and education programmes. See Pavecampaign.org/uk
techUK is the trade association which brings together people, companies and organisations to realise the positive outcomes of what digital technology can achieve. It creates a network for innovation and collaboration across business, government and stakeholders to provide a better future for people, society, the economy and the planet. In 2024, techUK set up the Self-Driving Vehicle Working Group (SDVWG) to drive progress towards the safe deployment of self-driving vehicles. See techuk.org
Zenzic was created by government and industry to champion the UK Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) ecosystem and lead the UK in accelerating the self-driving revolution, with the goal of ensuring a safer, more secure, sustainable, and inclusive transport future. Zenzic exists to make champions of others and place the UK at the heart of the global CAM ecosystem. By leveraging the power of innovation, through collaboration, Zenzic promotes and enables UK organisations to play an impactful role in the future of mobility. See Zenzic.io
Self-Driving Industry Award Partners 2025
A mighty impressive list, we’re sure you’ll agree, and we greatly appreciate their support in celebrating excellence in automated mobility, in the UK and internationally.
