A French Autonomous Bus Startup Will Open Its First US Office in Chicago
Navya, a Lyon, France-based startup that makes fully electric and autonomous shuttles, announced today that it is opening its first US office in Chicago. The office will be located in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood and will house sales managers, customer relations managers and project coordinators. The company plans to have a team of five by the end of the year.
Navya launched in 2015 and has raised more than $30 million to date. Its autonomous vehicle Arma was in development for 10 years before it debuted, and can go 28 miles per hours and carry 15 people at a time. Navya has been on the road in places like France, Switzerland and Japan, and Las Vegas held a 2-week trial of the shuttles in January. Navya has also tested Arma at MCity, the University of Michigan’s test site for connected and automated vehicles.
Navya says there are 35 Arma vehicles in use in nine countries around the world, and it has transported more than 130,000 people.
Based off its success in Vegas, Navya said it decided it was the time was right to establish a permanent location in the US
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