EasyMile partnership to bring autonomous technology to bus

8246 EasyMile has partnered with Iveco, Sector, Transpolis, Isae-supaero, Ifsttar, Inria, and Michelin to integrate autonomous technology into a full-size 12-meter bus. The project has been funded by French government through a Fonds Unique Interministériel program as well as certified and supported by <%$Linker:2External<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary />000link-external CaraCara website linkfalsehttps://cara.eu/falsefalse%>, Aerospace Valley and Nouvelle France Industrielle.

The 100-passenger capacity bus will either be hybrid or electric powered and draws on EasyMile’s experience of developing the EZ10 driverless shuttle in 2014 and the driverless baggage tractors developed alongside its partner TLD in October this year.

Technologies to be integrated into the bus include safety controls, navigation software, cybersecurity protocols, and deployment processes.

Gilbert Gagnaire, chief executive officer of EasyMile, said: “EasyMile is at the forefront of driverless technology development and we’re excited to extend the possibilities of its applications. Each customer has specific needs and we are working with different vehicle manufacturers and suppliers to integrate the best technologies, platforms, and processes to address different use cases. These synergies will definitely create value for customers.”