Autonomous vehicles: a challenge and an opportunity for the rail sector

Thomas Steffens (Boston Consulting Group) introduced the debate presenting the results of a study on the potential impact of autonomous vehicles on passenger travel and in particular on rail. Driverless cars may become an attractive option if they fill the...

Transdev and Delphi Announce Commercial Partnership for Autonomous Transportation

Yann Leriche, chief performance officer and lead of the B2C business line at Transdev group said, “With Delphi’s expertise in driverless technology, we will accelerate our capabilities to develop a global autonomous transportation system, from client interface to vehicle intelligence....

OLD IN AGE, YOUNG AT HEART : HK Tramways shapes up a new smiling logo and visual identity illustrating how the tram embodies the Hong Kong spirit

Protect and strengthen the tram identity The new logo and visual identity, which are a nod to the company’s heritage as well as its vision for the coming years, aim at fully reflecting Tramways’ DNA: “Iconic – Protect our heritage”...

Pascale Giet appointed Communications Director for the Transdev Group

She started her career working for an advertising agency in the Expand Group before joining ComDev in 1990, a subsidiary of Caisse des Dépôts responsible for the development of cable television, where she was in charge of communication. In 1994...

Transdev’s 2016 results boost its ambitions for development

2016 confirmed Transdev’s potential Transdev has posted a significant improvement in its core business, public transportation, which represents 85% of its activity. The year was marked by new contracts as well as the startup of highly visible operations. Among these,...

A first in Europe: an experimental on-demand transport service provided by autonomous vehicles, in Rouen, Normandy

Autonomous vehicles on standard roads The first on-demand transport service provided by autonomous electric vehicles will be rolled out in Rouen, Normandy, and will operate from the Technopôle du Madrillet terminus of the tram line.The Madrillet technology park covers 35...

Renault-Nissan Alliance and Transdev to jointly develop driverless vehicle fleet system for future public and on-demand transportation

The research will initially include field tests in Paris-Saclay with Renault ZOEs, the leading electric vehicle in Europe, and Transdev’s on-demand dispatch, supervision and routing platform. Ogi Redzic, Renault-Nissan Alliance senior vice president of Connected Vehicles and Mobility Services, and...

Caisse des Dépôts and Veolia : shareholder agreement finalized

The first step of the agreement, in which the Caisse des Dépôts was to acquire 20% of Transdev’s capital for €220 million, has been completed. As a result of this transaction, the Caisse des Dépôts now holds 70% of Transdev’s...

Connexxion wins Amstelland-Meerlanden public transport tender

The Urban Region is positively surprised by the time and energy put into the tenders and particularly by the tender content. Connexxion’s offer proved to be the best, totalling a very high assessment score. Connexxion’s offer will significantly improve public...