A startup cannot live on ideas alone, no matter how good; it must be able to turn them into a viable business case if it is to remove its dependency on investor funds. That was the message of Jean-Claude Bailly, who took over the ailing French tech company Navya SA when it was saved from insolvency earlier this year by Gaussin and Macnica,1 during an interview with Truck & Bus Builder.

Now a joint venture called ‘Gaussin Macnica Mobility’ (GMM), Navya has received its first customer order since the liquidation of its assets.

Bluebus launches 6-metre shuttle bus in Paris, which is to form the basis of a French Covid-bounceback research project to establish autonomous zero emission vehicles.

The autonomous vehicle manufacturer trialled the Autonom Shuttle Evo in an urban reality-based scenario at the Linas-Montlhéry circuit, comprising roundabouts, intersections, bike lanes, bus lanes, parking areas, signs, and level crossings.