Renault, Waymo and the Paris region are looking at establishing an autonomous mobility service between Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport and the business district of La Défense in the city.
Renault participates in a programme of autonomous tests supported by the government, known as EVRA, through the PFA automotive platform.
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These include experiments with electric and autonomous on-demand vehicles in Rouen in conjunction with the Rouen Normandy Metropolitan Area and the Normandy Region; and on the Paris-Saclay urban campus with the Paris Region (Région Île-de-France) and Île-de-France Mobilités (Public Transport Authority of Paris Region).
In this context and following the signing in June this year of an agreement between Renault and Nissan with Waymo on autonomous mobility services in France and Japan, the Paris Region and Renault will explore the implementation of an autonomous mobility service between Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport and La Défense.
“This autonomous mobility service between Roissy and La Défense is likely to play a key role for the mobility of Île-de-France inhabitants, tourists and therefore for the international attractiveness of our region, which is investing EUR100m (US$110m) to develop the infrastructure on which autonomous vehicles will operate” said president of the Paris Region and president of Île-de-France Mobilités, Valérie Pécresse.
“I hope we will be able to bring this project to a successful conclusion for the Paris Olympic Games.”
For his part, Waymo chief Automotive Programmes and Partnerships officer, Adam Frost, added: “France is a recognised global mobility leader and we look forward to working with the Paris Region and our partner, Renault to explore deploying the Waymo Driver on the critical business route stretching from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport to La Défense in Paris.”
