The driverless Autonom Cabs, which lack a cockpit or steering wheel, will be on the road in January in time for the Consumer Electronics Show During a press conference today in Paris, the French autonomous vehicle company Navya introduced what it called a ?mobility revolution.? Coming on the heels of Waymo?s announcement today that it?ll be testing driverless cars in a Phoenix suburb without a safety driver, it seems the shift towards driverless cars is at least gaining momentum.
Billed as a smart mobility solution to the challenge of rapid urbanization, the Autonom Cab, which drove onto a stage lit like a Tron backdrop, is an 100 percent electric, autonomous vehicle. Specifically developed for urban transportation and the first production autonomous cabs on the market, the Autonom will be unveiled to the public in January 2018 during the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where the company is already testing its driverless shuttle. Future partners and locations are expected to be announced shortly, with plans for regular service expected to be established in the second quarter of 2018.
The self-driving cab, which reaches 80 kilometers an hour (50 mph), has space for six passengers, with both rows of seats facing each other (the vehicle lacks a steering wheel, cockpit or any traditional car interior layout). Christophe Sapet, the company?s CEO, explained that the vehicles are specifically designed for urban transportation. Riders will be a...