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The world's first self-driving vehicle is not from Google or a big automaker. It's from Induct, a small company in France, and its electric-powered, self-driving Navia is a shuttle-about-town that can be programmed to run a specific route.
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The Navia is basically an overgrown golf cart with no seats, just bolsters for leaning, and a sedate top speed of 12.5 miles per hour. Not exactly what you'd expect from Induct CEO Pierre Lefevre, a racing enthusiast, and his son Max, who's logged many a lap as a professional racecar driver. In an interview with TechHive, however, Max Lefevre emphasized that the Navia was designed to solve a problem: How to minimize gridlock in city centers by providing easy, safe public transport. "I love to drive, but there is no joy in driving in heavy traffic," he said.
LeFevre also said that the Navia fit in well with the current trend to turn city centers into pedestrian areas. It could drive safely in such an area to help people with their shopping or appointments. Sensors in the Navia detect pedestrians and will stop to let people pass before it proceeds.
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