Keolis Canada and the City of Candiac, supported by the Québec Government via the Ministry of Transport, Sustainable Mobility and Transport Electrification and the Ministry of Economy, Science and Innovation and the collaboration of Propulsion Québec, the Cluster for Electric and Smart Transportation and the Technopôle IVÉO have set up a pilot project of a 100 percent electric autonomous shuttle on public roads, a first in Canada. The shuttle, which will coexist with regular traffic, will complement public transit that is currently available and allow Candiac citizens and workers to reach their destinations more easily.
For this project, Keolis has obtained financial support of 350,000 $ from the Ministry of Economy, Science and Innovation as part of the measure to support demonstration projects in the action plan in favor of the industry of ground transportation and sustainable mobility.
The NAVYA Autonom Shuttle will operate along a two-km route between the exo park-and-ride lot and the bus terminal and the intersection of Marie-Victorin and Montcalm North Boulevards with several stops along the way, including City Hall, retirement housing and local businesses. The shuttle will also allow employees in the area to reach their workplaces from the bus terminal. In addition, the CAA-Québec Foundation for road safety, with the support of partners, is evaluating the possibility of conducting an independent study on road safety and social acceptance in this project. The lessons learnt would offer precious insights with a clear goal of maintaining, without condition, harmony between vehicles sharing the road.
