“We are trying to ensure that this is a new means of travel and mobility for people living in suburban or rural areas,” Yann Arnaud, director of responses to customer needs and innovation at the French insurance company MACIF, told Euronews Next on the sidelines of the European Mobility Expo.

The shuttles, which have been deployed since 2020, currently use a path of around 5 km with seven stops over 20 minutes with a control operator present to ensure a swift journey.