Nissan has high expectations that more than a decade researching driverless tech will succeed in Cambridge, U.K.This story was originally published on WardsAuto. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily WardsAuto newsletter.Nissan U.K.'s business unit will bring autonomous driving services to the university city of Cambridge and test its latest technology in an urban enviorment and create a blueprint to launch in other communities.The plans are part of a government-funded research project backed by Nissan that launched in September 2023 at the University of Warwick with the goal of deploying an autonomous mobility service across the U.K. The pilot trial, dubbed "ADventure," will be coordinated between the automaker, local authorities, commuters and residents, the company said in its Sept. 28 release.Using a specially adapted 2022 Nissan Leaf electric vehicle, the project hopes to focus on how future AD technology "can create social value, improve accessibility and address local transport challenges," Nissan said.The automaker used the common example of elderly people in the U.K. having to travel to a medical appointment when they do not drive themselves.Nissan will draw on more than a decade of research by its engineers at the Nissan Technical Center Europe, which will lead the autonomous mobility project.By choosing the driving environment in Cambridge for the automaker's first real-world trial, Nissan aims to create a blueprint that it can refine and replicate across the U.K."This project is an important step for autonomous mobility in the UK," said David Moss, SVP research and development for Nissan vehicles across the Africa, Middle East, India, Europe and Oceania regions. "With UK Government backing, it will take autonomous vehicle research beyond central London and into another city, helping us understand how these services can work for different communities and real-life journeys.""By developing and applying Nissan's in-house expertise, combined with the wider knowledge from our partners, we can delve further into how self-driving vehicles can improve connectivity, accessibility and quality of everyday life," Moss added.Nissan announces its new 'Mobility Intelligence for Everyday Life' long-term strategy',