The art of autonomous motoring

Self-Driving Industry Awards 2025: AVs on display at Turner Contemporary

An array of futuristic automated vehicles went on display at the Turner Contemporary gallery in Margate as part of the Self-Driving Industry Awards. 

Now in their third year, the awards are organised by the self-driving vehicle news website Carsofthefuture.co.uk

The 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. This trophy was presented by Chris Curtis MP, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Self-Driving.

Entries were judged by a panel including Mark Cracknell of Zenzic, Alex Bainbridge of Autoura, Dr Nick Reed of Reed Mobility, and Dr Martin Dürr of Dromos. 

The awards ceremony on 24 October was hosted by Jim Carey.

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. 

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 named 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, which is recognised as a 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.”

The awards are supported by partners BSI, Cenex, CCAV, ITS UK, PAVE UK, Tech UK and Zenzic, along with automotive sector charity partner BEN. 

Self-Driving Industry Awards 2025: The 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