France’s Navya unveils Autonum Cab, a Level 4 autonomous taxi now available for orders
0France’s Navya unveils Autonum Cab, a Level 4 autonomous taxi now available for orders.
Navya, a French company known for its self-driving shuttles, has taken the next step in autonomous vehicles by introducing a self-driving cab.
At a splashy even in Paris, the company rolled out the Autonum Cab, a Level 4 autnomous vehicle that is designed without any interior features that would allow a human driver to take control. In other words, there is no steering wheel, mirrors or bakes.
The company has been testing it on the streets of Paris, and says it is ready to start shipping them. That would seem to put it one step ahed of Waymo, the Alphabet self-driving car unit, which just announced the testing of its own taxi service. Unlike Waymo, Navya wouldn’t operate the actual service, but rather wants to sell the taxis to local partners who would oversee the transportation network.