<strong>NAVYA INTRODUCES ITS FULLY AUTONOMOUS AUTONOM SHUTTLE TO THE U.S. MARKET AT MCITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN’S SIMULATED CITY FOR TESTING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES</strong>

Renowned worldwide for its research centre, the University of Michigan is welcoming
AUTONOM SHUTTLE as part of a partnership with the Mobility Transformation Center (MTC)

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<u>Lyon, 9th December 2016,</u>

AUTONOM SHUTTLE autonomous,  driverless and electric shuttle vehicle that is revolutionizing first and last mile transportation is fully operational as of today on the roads of Mcity, a mock city where real life situations are created in a totally secure environment. This is one of the most prestigious testing grounds in the world and is managed by the University of Michigan. AUTONOM SHUTTLE is it the only European shuttle bus on the site.

This inauguration marks the beginning of a partnership between NAVYA and the MTC. The main objectives of the partnership are to identify areas of joint R&amp;D opportunities with the goal of advancing technologies linked to autonomous vehicles. NAVYA is providing MTC with NAVYA SHUTTLE and all the services that go with it (maintenance and supervision) while the MTC is giving NAVYA access to its R&amp;D department and Mcity demonstration platform.

Launched in 2015 by the University of Michigan, MCity is a 10 million dollar project that sits on a 4km² site on the U of M’s North Campus made up of a network of streets and roads, mobile building facades, bridges, reduced speed zones and even dual carriageways, specifically designed for testing connected, automated and autonomous cars. This is a first class choice for French specialist in smart mobility, NAVYA, who is expecting to supply local authorities and private sites in the US with its smart mobility solution.

CEO of NAVYA, Christophe Sapet, comments: “This is a landmark day for NAVYA. While we have had great success deploying our systems all over the world, this represents the first NAVYA SHUTTLE vehicle operating full-time in North America, a key market for us. MCity is the perfect partner and Michigan a great place to deploy the first NAVYA SHUTTLE in the US where we expect expansion to be broad and decisive in the coming months”.

NAVYA and the MTC are also planning to organise several demonstrations in different cities throught the United States. First on the agenda is the CES in Las Vegas, the largest high tech event in the world, where the NAVYA-MTC vehicle will be on show. Indeed visitors to the CES will be able to experience the NAVYA SHUTTLE autonomous vehicle on circuit.

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To be continued !

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<a href="http://navya.tech/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/NAVYA_MCITY_PRESS_RELEASE.pdf">Download the press release</a>

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<u>ABOUT NAVYA</u>

<strong>A pioneer and specialist in the autonomous vehicle market, NAVYA assists cities and private sites around the world in improving their transport offer with its autonomous, driverless and electric solutions. At the cutting edge of technology, NAVYA revolutionizes trips by offering fluid mobility solutions.</strong>

NAVYA's impact is international. Its multidisciplinary team of experts is motivated by one principle objective: offering new mobility solutions that are more intelligent and more fluid, thereby taking part in the sustainable transformation of everyday life.

NAVYA benefits from an overall vision and expertise in automobile technology and software solutions which include perception, visualization, navigation, geolocation, telecommunications and automobile manufacturing.

Indeed, at our 5 sites located in France and the United States, our 150 employees combine their complementary skills in Research &amp; Development, Design and Production, to conceive and develop our range of autonomous, driverless and 100% electric vehicles. These are vehicles that merge motor, digital and robotic technology and are capable of solving the problem of the first and last mile, both in cities and on private sites.

In Europe, the United States and in Asia and the Pacific, over 50 NAVYA SHUTTLES are already in service (September 2017) and more than 180,000 passengers have already benefited from this innovative mobility solution, in cities or on private sites.