Transdev and Delphi Automotive PLC are partnering to develop a global, fully automated, mobility-on-demand (AMoD) transport system.

The planned system will use Transdev Universal Routing Engine (URE) and Delphi’s previously announced automated driving platform, the Centralized Sensing, Planning and Localization (CSLP) platform which Delphi is developing in partnership with Mobileye.

Transdev and Delphi will start collaborating on pilot programs in Paris-Saclay and Rouen (Normandy) France, as the first EU driverless, on-demand mobility service on an open road.

Delphi and Transdev will share knowledge of AMoD systems to develop fully autonomous vehicles, a driverless vehicle infrastructure solution (DVIS), and cloud infrastructure to support a commercial AMoD system that can operate globally.

To do this, Delphi says it will integrate its CSLP platform into Transdev’s mobility service vehicles, including a centralized computer running Delphi’s Ottomatika vehicle control software, a sensor suite, and all required connectivity and data devices based on Control-Tec real-time analytics, Movimento’s over-the-air (OTA) technologies, and Mobileye’s REM technology.

Transdev says it will integrate its Universal Routing Engine (URE) and remote control-command software, including intelligent infrastructure and additional software modules dedicated to public transportation and use its knowledge in client use-cases, safety, and quality of service specifications for shared mobility services.

Transdev has initiated an Autonomous on-demand Mobility service program in Normandy. The collaboration with Delphi will allow the two groups to jointly test the entire system: dispatch, remote control-command and vehicles, and test the sensor architecture and intelligence for driverless last-mile and door-to-door transportation service with the next phase including a commercial service.

In Paris-Saclay, Transdev and Delphi and will collaborate on the development of a first-mile, last-mile on-demand solution between a conventional railway station and the Paris-Saclay plateau and campus.

Transdev is a 70% owned unit of Caisse des Dépôts in which Veolia owns a 30% share. With 83,000 employees in 19 countries, the group operates 43,000 vehicles, and 22 tramway networks.

Delphi Automotive integrates solutions for the automotive and transportation sectors. Based in the U.K., Delphi operates technical centers, manufacturing sites, and customer support services in 46 countries.