An autonomous shuttle service, electric and driverless but with passengers is launched from September 2, 2016 in Lyon to be tested for a year in the new district of Confluence. Already tested in other French cities, but without passengers, these mini-buses also run in Sion, Switzerland.
Two shuttles "Arma" of French society Navya, a prototype was tested in 2013 on the hill of the Croix-Rousse, must serve rotations in 10 minutes five stops on route commissioned between the Hotel de Region and the tip of the peninsula of the city, Saône side. 1.3 km long and dubbed Navly, the service is open to the public since September 5. Fifteen people in total can be carried in each vehicle. Developed by Keolis, the network operator of the Lyon public transport (TCL) and Navya, a specialist in innovative mobility solutions, the project "meets the challenges of serving the last kilometer," said Pascal Jacquesson, CEO Keolis Lyon. Supported by the Metropolis of Lyon and approved in July by the Ministry of Ecology, the "fine service" must supplement the local tram and bus provides TCL, attention including employees of large companies and institutions administrative and cultural district, "he said." This one-year period is intended to test everything from technology to economic model ", for its part, Christophe Sapet, Chairman of Navya headquartered in Villeurbanne . Limited to a speed of 20 km / h for the service, Arma shuttle is a jewel of technology to € 200,000 room, equipped guiding cameras in stereovision, laser sensors, GPS and a battery life of six to eight hours.
