Gaussin enters into joint venture for autonomous systems

This joint venture will take over the assets of Navya, the French company which specialises in the supply of autonomous mobility systems, including a level 4 autonomous driving software suite.

“With the new joint venture created with our partner Macnica, we are ready to support our existing customers worldwide in their green and automation transition,” said Christophe Gaussin, CEO of Gaussin.

”This acquisition demonstrates our commitment to driving progress and innovation in the transportation industry and providing our customers with the best possible solutions to meet their evolving needs.”

Strategic move

Navya has an expertise in autonomous mobility solutions for passenger transport including short-distance mobility such as the ARMA and EVO shuttles, but also the BlueBus 6m shuttle in collaboration with Bolloré. 

For Gaussin, the synergies between the two companies logistics and port activities are extremely important and should accelerate the development of autonomous carbon-free mobility.

It will transfer its autonomous driving team to this new joint venture and acquire Navya’s autonomous driving kit in order to expand its offering and provide turnkey solutions for large-scale deployments of its own autonomous vehicles.

The new joint venture will focus on four key markets – logistics, ports, airports and public and private passenger transport – where Gaussin and Macnica already have established positions.

It should also open up new growth opportunities. In addition to the development of the latest generation of autonomous shuttles, Navya’s autonomous driving technology will be integrated into the platforms developed by Gaussin for the logistics and port sectors, where sales are growing rapidly with the strong demand for autonomous mobility.