This working group supports shared autonomous vehicles to promote inclusive mobility, particularly in rural and peri-urban areas. Today, it is publishing a unique survey—the first of its kind worldwide—conducted among 1,090 local elected officials in partnership with the Association of Rural Mayors of France (AMRF), to capture their views on mobility.
This survey is all the more important because no study, in France or internationally, had previously explored their perceptions of mobility. This is despite the fact that, under the Mobility Orientation Law (LOM), local elected officials have become key stakeholders in the field.
In 2021, the Community of Interest on autonomous vehicles comprised 11 companies—BNP Paribas Cardif, Faurecia, Groupama, Kantar, MACIF, MAIF, Michelin, Microsoft, Orange, SNCF and Vinci. It is now expanding to welcome beti and Navya, ahead of an automated vehicle pilot project to be conducted in 2022 in the Val de Drôme. It is therefore focusing its efforts on a clear ambition: “mobility for all, autonomy for all, through shared autonomous vehicles.”
Like the French public, local elected officials are still not very familiar with autonomous vehicles. However, they are fully aware of the opportunities associated with collective, shared autonomous mobility. It offers hope for addressing mobility challenges in local areas and partly overcoming the limitations of public transport.
Yann Arnaud
Director of Member Needs and Innovation, MACIF, and Chair of the Advisory Board of Movin'On's Community of Interest Tweet
Key findings from the survey
Like the French public, local elected officials are not very familiar with autonomous vehicles: only 30% have seen one and 9% have tried one.
66% of elected officials believe autonomous mobility would benefit their regions.
Yet 77% of them consider deploying this type of solution difficult.
Local elected officials and the French public envisage different types of autonomous vehicles.
Private cars remain the preferred choice for 76% of the French public.
By contrast, 44% of elected officials who responded said they preferred autonomous public transport, such as an autonomous shuttle, and
38% preferred autonomous on-demand transport, such as a robotaxi.
