Safe, assured and regulated robotics and autonomous systems

In 2016 a Lloyd’s Register Foundation Foresight Review of Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) identified that the biggest obstacle to gaining the benefits of RAS was their assurance and regulation. 

The Assuring Autonomy International Programme (AAIP) is a £12m initiative funded by Lloyd’s Register Foundation and the University of York established to address these global challenges. 

AAIP works with an international community of developers, regulators, researchers and others to ensure the public can benefit from the safe, assured and regulated introduction and adoption of RAS. 

The programme is:

  • addressing core technical issues underlying the assurance of RAS through foundational research in York
  • funding industrial demonstrator projects
  • delivering training and education
  • creating freely accessible guidance for developers, regulators and others to use to support the safety assurance of their autonomous system.