Delphi, Transdev To Develop Self-Driving Buses, Taxis
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - Michigan-based auto supplier Delphi is partnering with French transport company Transdev to develop self-driving taxis and buses.
The companies will combine Delphi's self-driving technology with Transdev's background in mobility operations to develop self-driving transit. Transdev operates trains, buses, ferries and other services in 19 countries, including the U.S.
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The companies will start with two pilot projects in France this year. In Rouen, they will test self-driving taxis, while in Paris they will test self-driving vans — and eventually buses — that will move between a rail station and campus in the university district of Paris-Saclay.
The partnership comes less than a month after U.K.-based Delphi joined with BMW, Intel and Mobileye to develop autonomous vehicles. Delphi makes the computing platform that brings together information from the car's sensors, cameras and computers.
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