HS2 is looking for more ways to use new technology to make the multi-billion-pound high-speed rail project more efficient, after ideas including 3D concrete printing and automated drones to assist with tree planting caught its attention in the first round of its “Innovation Accelerator” programme.
The first tranche of the programme attracted 109 applicants. Now HS2 is looking to recruit five more small firms with fresh thinking on how to optimise digital solutions for building HS2, and how future HS2 passengers will best be able to spend their time at stations while waiting for trains.
The winning five entrants will join the winners from the first tranche, which focused on productivity, the environment, and the circular economy.
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