Innovation Accelerator initiative tech start-ups to be based on site at HS2

HS2 Ltd has launched the fifth round of its successful Innovation Accelerator initiative programme. In a new development for the Innovation Accelerator initiative, the latest cohort of SMEs will be based onsite at the operation hubs of HS2's main civil works contractors. This will acquaint them with construction and help focus development of their technology for the industry. Focused on harnessing technologies new to the construction sector, the Innovation Accelerator initiative will utilise artificial intelligence and advanced sensing technology to drive cost and carbon efficiencies across the HS2 programme. Each start-up brings a potential technological solution to mitigating the effects of a diverse array of challenges faced during HS2's construction, ranging from traffic management to weather forecasting, as well as using A.I. to understand and reduce carbon impact of activities and materials.