{"id":10335,"date":"2020-07-07T12:25:04","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T10:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/?p=10335"},"modified":"2020-07-07T12:25:04","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T10:25:04","slug":"keolis-downer-driverless-shuttle-pilot-newcastle-australia-navya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/its\/keolis-downer-driverless-shuttle-pilot-newcastle-australia-navya\/","title":{"rendered":"Keolis Downer launches a driverless shuttle pilot in Newcastle (Australia)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Keolis Downer<\/strong> launches a trial of autonomous electric shuttle made by <strong>Navya<\/strong> in Newcastle (Australia). The French group already operate\u00a0trams, buses, on-demand transport service in real-time and ferries in the city. Now, Keolis&#8217; subsidiary Keolis Downer has beginning a new project focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/smart-mobility\/autonomous-bus-public-transport-a-driverless-future-ahead-pilots-are-multiplying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">autonomous bus<\/a> operations in the framework of a pilot launched by the Federal Government as part of a Smart City programme and funded by the city of Newcastle.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10339\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Keolis-Downer-driverless-shuttle-navya.jpg\" alt=\"Keolis Downer driverless shuttle navya\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Keolis-Downer-driverless-shuttle-navya.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Keolis-Downer-driverless-shuttle-navya-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/>\n<h2>Keolis Downer, driverless shuttle and public transport<\/h2>\n<p>The trial autonomous shuttle bus will operate along Wharf Road between the Watt Street and Nobbys Beach roundabouts on weekdays between 10am and 2pm, providing a useful <strong>connection for locals to go to points of interest and connect to the public transport network<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A chaperone will always be on board to monitor the environment, the vehicle performance and provide information to passengers. The driverless shuttle has undergone rigorous safety planning and testing to operate on public roads, Keolis Downer points out. The shuttle will operate along Wharf Road at around 20km per hour.<\/p>\n<p>Measures will be in place throughout the trial to limit the spread of coronavirus and ensure the safety of customers, including additional cleaning across the day, automatic doors and a maximum of 3 customers onboard the 11-seater vehicle.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Keolis-Downer-.jpg\" alt=\"Keolis Downer driverless shuttle navya\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Keolis-Downer-.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Keolis-Downer--1536x962.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/>\n<h2>Driverless shuttle in a multimodal network, for Keolis Downer<\/h2>\n<p>As mentioned above, the trial is being funded through a $5 million grant won by the City of Newcastle in Federal Government\u2019s Smart Cities and Suburbs Program.<\/p>\n<p>Keolis Downer CEO, <strong>David Franks<\/strong>, says: &#8220;Through Keolis, we have been <strong>operating driverless shuttles since 2016 in Lyon, France<\/strong>. The shuttle is now an integral part of the<strong> multimodal network<\/strong>. We are keen to accelerate the deployment of this technology in Australia, and better understand the role autonomous shuttles can play in people\u2019s door to door journeys\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Keolis Downer has conducted several autonomous electric shuttles trials: La Trobe University in Melbourne, Flinders University in Adelaide and Sydney Olympic Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keolis Downer launches a trial of autonomous electric shuttle made by Navya in Newcastle (Australia). The French group already operate\u00a0trams, buses, on-demand transport service in real-time and ferries in the city. 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