Digital Roads of the Future

Welcome to the Digital Roads of the Future Initiative. The programme is leading the way in the digital revolution of our vital road network. The initiative involves more than 50 researchers at Cambridge, working collaboratively with Industry.

Digital Roads Prosperity Partnership
Digital Roads Prosperity Partnership

An EPSRC supported, industry-led partnership between the University of Cambridge, Costain, National Highways, Department for Transport and Didimi

Future Roads
Future Roads

European Commission H2020 MSCA COFUND Postdoctoral Programme co-funded by 24 Industry partners

DRF Research

Publications and Research Outcomes

News

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30 Apr 2026

Digital Roads Autonomous Maintenance Plant to demonstrate at IJCAI-ECAI 2026

19 Mar 2026

New Role Opportunity - Programme Manager

29 Jan 2026

MSCA FUTUREROADS Fellows Paper Receives Best Paper Award 2025 from Smart Construction Journal

5 Jan 2026

Full Paper Submission Deadline Extended to 24 January 2026

5 Jan 2026

Digital Roads publish papers on autonomous road repair

28 Nov 2025

Percy Lam, Digital Roads PhD Student, awarded Best Paper at BMVC Workshop 2025

Events

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DRF Lunchtime Clinic - Dr Sam Brooks

19 June 2026 12:00pm to 1:30pm CivEng Seminar Room 1-33

SASBE/FR/BDTSC 2026 Joint Conference

22 July 2026 9:00am to 24 July 2026 9:00pm

Public Debate at the Cambridge Union

23 July 2026 5:30pm to 7:00pm Cambridge Union, 9A Bridge St, Cambridge CB2 1UB