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French Driverless Shuttle Maker Opens 1st U.S. Plant In Michigan
The factory, Navya's first outside of Europe, is close to the University of Michigan, where it will begin testing the shuttles on campus.
DETROIT, MI — A French maker of self-driving vehicles is opening its first U.S. manufacturing facility. Navya says it's opening a 20,000-square-foot factory in Saline, Michigan, about 50 miles (80 km) southwest of Detroit. The company plans to hire 50 workers and make 25 driverless shuttles at the plant before the end of this year.
The factory is Navya's first plant outside Europe. It's close to the University of Michigan, which will begin testing Navya's driverless shuttles on its campus this fall.
Navya, which is based in Paris and Lyon, France, completed development of its low-speed, driverless shuttle in 2015. There are now 45 shuttles operating worldwide.
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