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Spotlight on France

Paris holds first ever Urban Mobility fair

Issued on: 17/10/2016 - 14:43

For this week's Spotlight on France, RFI's Fabien Jannic-Cherbonnel tried out an electric bicycle and a driverless bus - at the first ever Urban Mobility fair in Paris. The Autonomy festival was held in the north-east of Paris, in the main hall of the La Villette complex.

Driverless bus in front of the Urban Mobility fair in La Villette near Paris — Driverless bus in front of the Urban Mobility fair in La Villette near Paris Autonomy festival

By: Fabien Jannic-Cherbonnel

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