Episode 7: All Aboard the Autonomous Shuttle! Feat. Navya CEO Pierre LaHutte

Ride: The Urban Mobility Podcast

GUESTS: Pierre LaHutte, Navya and Andrew Grant, BloombergNEF

About this episode

Fully autonomous and electric pods that seat up to 12 or 15 people are just about the perfect embodiment of a driverless future first imagined many decades ago.

But they’re already here, and in use.

With a design that puts function over form, these highly configurable and versatile vehicles will play a key role in the race to zero emission urban mobility.

Running initially on fixed routes in small locations, and on campuses and at airports, autonomous shuttles present an opportunity to replace large under-used diesel buses with an efficient, zero emission alternative.

This episode is all about the role of autonomous shuttles in the future of urban mobility, and to help us understand the evolution of these vehicles, we’re joined by Pierre LaHutte, Chief Executive of autonomous shuttle maker Navya, and Andrew Grant, Head of Intelligent Mobility at BloombergNEF.

About the guests

Pierre LaHutte is the CEO of Navya. Until January 2019, he was at Iveco, where he served as Iveco Brand President and CNH Industrial Group Executive Council member. Pierre also sits on the board of Forsee Power, FRIEM and Groupe BERTO.

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Andrew Grant is an expert on future and next-generation mobility, and currently heads up Intelligent Mobility at BloombergNEF.

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