Autonomous shuttles begin trials in Lyon
Battery-powered autonomous vehicles launched in the French city of Lyon in September, as part of a trial to provide a sustainable ‘last-mile’ service in the city’s Confluence district.
The shuttles, designed by French driverless car specialist Navya, started running on a 1.3 mile circular route serving five regular stops on the line.
The shuttles travel at around 20km/h, following a route segregated from normal traffic and marked by pictograms on the ground. The driverless fleet is managed by Navly, a new company established jointly by Navya and transport operator Keolis.
We popped over to Lyon in November to test out these new-fangled driverless shuttles – look out for a more in-depth article appearing on Transport Designed soon.
What else happened in September?
- Stagecoach uses Comic Sans on a Barnsley destination display
That’s surely not Comic Sans I see on @StagecoachYrks X19 destination display? @transportdsn @creatingdesire @philstockley @alextransdev pic.twitter.com/aYOu8Yp0gO
— Stuart Lane BSc (@pickenchox) September 22, 2016