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Withsome10000visitors,150speakers,200exhibitors,30countriesrepresentedand1500businessnetworkingmeetingsheld,thethirdeditionoftheAUTONOMYSummithassecureditspositionasTHEmeetingplaceforthefutureofmobility.

FromOctober18-20,anaudienceofprofessionals,institutionsandinterestedindividualsengagedinavarietyof

demos,meetingsandconferencestoguidetheconversationabouttomorrow’smobility.

Paris,October24th,2018–AUTONOMY,anindependentFrenchcompanydedicatedtotheimprovementofhowwemoveincities,heldits3rdeditionoftheUrbanMobilitySummitfromOctober18to20,inlaGrandeHalledelaVillette.Someofthehighlights:

EXCLUSIVEANNOUNCEMENTS

o VOLOCOPTERannouncedthatitwillbeginnewurbanflighttestsofitsSingaporeairtaxi,beginninglate2019.O UBERtookadvantageofAUTONOMYtointroduceitsnewelectricbikeJUMP,andtoannounceitsdeploymentinParisin

2019.O TheFederationofMicro-MobilityProfessionals(FP2M)andtheSmartMobilityLab(SML)unveiledtheveryfirstfiguresonmicro-mobilitysales:1735228personaltravellingdevicesweresoldinFrancein2017.o INDIGOWeelunveileditsnewelectriccar,aswellasnewelectricbikesandmotorcycles,evidenceofthegroup’sstrongambitionsforsharedmobility.o TheIndiancompanyZifyannouncedaninnovativepartnershipwithPeugeotMotorcyclestolaunchamotorcycle-sharing

serviceforprivateindividuals.o To reach the goals established by EDF’s ElectricMobility Plan, its subsidiary Sodetrel - which is dedicated to charging

infrastructure–choseAUTONOMYtounveilitsnewnameIZIVIA,alongwithanewstrategyandidentity.O ThestartupZOOV,whichoffersaserviceofelectricallyassistedcyclesharing,announcedthatitwilllaunchinParis.o ThestartupClem’announcedthecreationoftheserviceeNavette,anecologically-mindedinitiativetobetterconnecttrain

stationstosurroundingcities.Theprojectwilltaketheformofsharedelectricvehiclesavailableon-demand.

LEADINGSTATEMENTS

“…Autonomy allows us to witness what is coming: charging infrastructure, free-floatingcarsharing,cyclerentals,developmentofappsthankstodatamining,etc.Itallows us to have a vision of all these innovations so we can accelerate thedeploymentofwhatworks.AndinthecontextoftheMobilitiesOrientationLawthatIwill introducein2019, ifthereareobstacles,wewillbeabletoovercomethemintheveryframeworkofthislaw.”ElisabethBorne,MinisterofTransport

“Our ambition is to have global leaders in the mobility sector. Furthermore, public procurement should not miss therevolutionthatiscoming.”ElisabethBorne,MinisterofTransport“SinceMay2018,andthankstotheGDPRregulation,Europebetterprotectspersonaldata.Nowwemustfindthemiddlegroundbetweenopeningandprotectingdata,without inhibiting innovation,whichneeds tobothdecarbonizeandmakeourmobilitymorecollaborative.”KarimaDelli,EuropeanParliamentTransportCommitteePresidentINOVATIVESTAKEHOLDERS

FollowingthecallforapplicationslaunchedbyAutonomyinJune2018,FundingtheMovementgave20startupstheopportunitytopitchtoanaudienceof50investorsattheevent.Thegoalwastohelpthesemobilitystartupssecurefundingforthenextstepoftheirdevelopment.

The4winnersofthepitchingsessioninclude:

MotionTag(Germany)MotionTagisadataaggregatortargetingtransportoperators.Itallowsoperatorstobetteranalyzeandunderstandurbanflow,whichisakeyfactorinpromotingmultimodality.Jedlix(TheNetherlands)Jedlixisasmartandgreenchargingsolution.Itmodulateschargingspeedandchargesvehiclesdependingontheimmediatebalancebetweenproductionandconsumptionofrenewableenergy.Eliport(Spain)ThisSpanishstartupdevelopssmallautonomousrobotstargetedaturbanlogistics.Aimingtofullyautomatelast-milelogisticsinthecity,theserobotsevenmadeaspecialappearanceatAutonomy.Parkbob(Germany)Parbobspecificallyaggregatescityparkingdatatohelpfixlast-mileissues.Itsmanagementtoolwillbeparticularlyusefulinthecomingeraofautonomousvehicles.Twootherstartupsreceivedspecialawards:

PonyBikes(France)–JURYPRIZEThisFrenchstartupcreatedaninnovativemodelforfree-floatingbicyclesystems,whereitsusersbecometheownerofthefleet’sbikes.HESEnergySystems(Singapore)–INNOVATIONPRIZEThisSingaporeanbusinessrecentlyunveileditsconceptofanelectricaircraftpoweredbyhydrogen,tobeusedforinter-regionaltransport.Itcouldverywellrevolutionizeairmobilityinthecomingdecades.

“Thesuccessof this3rdedition isgaugednotonlybyvisitor turnout,butalsoby thequalityofexchangesbetweenparticipants.ItconfirmsthatParishasalltheassetstobecometheglobalcapitalofmobility.Italsogivesusthemotivationtomultiplythenumberofmeetings,particularlybetweeninnovativebusinessesandpublic stakeholders, i.e. the people capable of fostering large-scale deployment ofwinning urbanmobilitysolutions.”RossDouglas,Founder&CEOofAutonomy.

AboutAutonomyFoundedin2015,AutonomyisanindependentFrenchcompanydedicatedtoimprovingthewaywemoveincities.Itsambitionistopromotesmartandsustainableurbanmobilitybyofferingaplatformthatgathersinnovativemobilitycompaniesandgovernmentdecision-makers.TheUrbanMobilitySummit,Autonomy’sflagshipevent,heldinParisfromOctober18-20,gathered12000visitors,110speakers,250exhibitorsfrom30countries,andincludedprestigiouspartners.EveryyeartheUrbanMobilitySummit, organized by Autonomy, offers an independent networking platform to the mobility ecosystem, as well as a showcase for the general public of the latestinnovations.https://www.autonomy.paris/en/Twitter:@AUTONOMY

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