Transport Designed’s Review of 2016 – September

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.

• 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

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