Make sense of France’s rollout of new 5G mobile phone technology Seen by some as a tech revolution, by others as a health hazard, this new generation mobile network is coming (slowly) to you
France first EU country to adapt its highway code for self-drive cars The rules explain drivers’ responsibilities when using self-drive cars, and will be in place from 2022
Black boxes to be mandatory in new cars in France from 2022 The data recorders store information about driving conditions that will help police understand how accidents happen
news High-tech innovations abound at Paris Motor Show 2018 New cars and innovations are being exhibited at this year’s Paris Motor Show, including self-driving vehicles, voice controls, and the first exhibition in France for French Renault offshoot brand, Alpine.
A luxury feel while driving but very pricey Although it has new driverless car designs on the way, Renault based the cars used in Rouen ( see here ) on the Zoe, an electric version of the Clio. Connexion journalist Brian McCulloch tested a Zoe on everyday roads.
Public can test out a robot taxi in Normandy People in Normandy will soon be able to try one of a fleet of free robot taxis with public tests starting in Rouen of Europe’s first on-demand autonomous car service on open roads.
Make self-driving cars pass driving test, agency says Self-driving cars could be required to pass a standard driving test before being allowed on the roads, safety agency La Sécurité Routière has said today, as autonomous cars continue to be trialled across France.
Who should survive a driverless car crash? You decide Connexion meets the Toulouse researcher Jean-François Bonnefon who is leading the world’s largest psychology study into how self-driving cars should react in unavoidable life-and-death situations
Driverless cars head for streets of Rouen Driverless cars will be picking up and dropping off passengers on public roads in Normandy this spring as Renault prepares Europe’s first large-scale test of robot self-driving technology.
