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TODAY, NAVYA IS DESIGNING AND DEVELOPING THE TRANSPORT OF THE FUTURE Urbanisation is developing at an alarming speed and will have a considerable effect on urban traffic that will see an increase

By 2050, 70 % of the world s population will be living in towns and cities and traffic flow will reach a saturation point.

NAVYA is offering innovative 100% driverless vehicle solutions to satisfy these expectations. NAVYA ARMA shuttles can provide transportation for people and goods in a safe and regular manner.

3 TODAY, NAVYA IS DESIGNING AND DEVELOPING THE TRANSPORT OF THE FUTURE Urbanisation is developing at an alarming speed and will have a considerable effect on urban traffic that will see an increase over the next few years. The solutions currently in place cannot deal with the increase in traffic flow. By 2050, 70 % of the world s population will be living in towns and cities and traffic flow will reach a saturation point. Public transport is a solution to these problems but falls short when it comes to the last miles, zones with individual needs that are more difficult to manage. NAVYA is offering innovative 100% driverless vehicle solutions to satisfy these expectations. NAVYA ARMA shuttles can provide transportation for people and goods in a safe and regular manner. The NAVYA ARMA shuttles operating today are for use on private sites only, but may also circulate on the open road or in urban areas with the correct authorisation. The NAVYA ARMA is the first vehicle designed to be completely driverless. Incorporated into this totally original model are ten years expertise in the field and conclusions drawn from tests carried out in several countries (Switzerland, France, USA, England and Singapore). In terms of its look, the NAVYA ARMA has rewritten the traditional codes of vehicle design. It is symmetrical, has neither a steering wheel nor pedals, offers 360 degree exterior vision and interacts with its passengers by way of touchscreen technology. It is a clean vehicle requiring no specific infrastructure and limited maintenance. The cost of a transport line equipped with driverless shuttles is estimated 30 to 40% less expensive than a classic line. With the launch of this vehicle, available for sale from October 2015 onwards, NAVYA is at the start of a new era in the transportation of people and goods. NAVYA, SPECIALISTS IN DRIVERLESS VEHICLES NAVYA is a Lyon and Paris-based company that develops driverless vehicles for the specific site transportation of people and goods. The company has established itself as a specialist in the field, renowned for using the complex technology that is a combination of software expertise, automobile construction and advanced techniques in navigation, geolocation and telecommunication. With more than ten years experience in designing and producing driverless vehicles, NAVYA has developed numerous original prototypes that have been tested in many countries, proving that reliable, safe and clean driverless vehicles are a very real possibility. October 2015 will mark the launch of the new NAVYA ARMA, the manufacturer s first driverless production vehicle. In a market estimated to be worth more than 515 billion dollars by 2035, NAVYA is today taking the road to success.

NAVYA ARMA: THE VERY FIRST DRIVERLESS PRODUCTION VEHICLE NAVYA ARMA is a driverless, safe, reliable and comfortable public transport vehicle that can carry up to 15 people.

Its efficient guidance systems combine many different types of technology including Lidars, stereovision cameras, GPS RTK, IMU and odometry.

4 NAVYA ARMA: THE VERY FIRST DRIVERLESS PRODUCTION VEHICLE NAVYA ARMA is a driverless, safe, reliable and comfortable public transport vehicle that can carry up to 15 people. It has been designed to satisfy the specific needs of a driverless vehicle whilst optimising on navigation and safety functions. Its efficient guidance systems combine many different types of technology including Lidars, stereovision cameras, GPS RTK, IMU and odometry. Its speed is limited but it can travel at up to 45 km/h according to requirements. There is a remote centralised control unit that checks its movements and an emergency braking system can be accessed if there is a problem. The NAVYA ARMA is 100% electric and operates on inductive charging batteries with a flexible rate of durability ranging from eight to twenty four hours. The vehicle is equipped with the latest generation in sensors to enable it to find its way around and navigate effectively. Lidars, stereovision cameras, GPS RTK, IMU and odometry enable the NAVYA ARMA to position itself to within a few centimetres from the desired target and to identify all types of obstacle on the road (fixed such as posts or mobile such as pedestrians) or signage in both daylight and at night time. The shuttle is adapted to handle impromptu situations and gains experience over time on a given circuit by memorising the fixed obstacles on the route to optimise its performance. The designers behind the NAVYA ARMA have also concentrated their efforts on the comfort of its passengers to include a closed cab and comfortable seats to protect against climatic conditions such as rain, cold and heat and also against the general movement when driving. Automatic doors linked to voice information messages and information videos mean that passengers can get on and off safely. Optimum passenger capacity is 15. There are many issues associated with driverless vehicles but we are focused on three main objectives: safety, reliability and comfort. Several tests have in fact demonstrated that passengers need to be reassured when using new travel systems. Whilst the NAVYA ARMA remains loyal to the tradition of public transport, its means of interacting with the public show how innovative it is. The vehicle s leading edge technology has to fade away in order for the trip to become more natural. Our aim is that each trip taken in a NAVYA ARMA shuttle has to be convincing enough to change the habits of the user and reduce the risks linked to traffic flow, states Christophe Sapet, CEO of NAVYA. APPLICATIONS AIRPORTS INDUSTRIAL SITES THEME PARKS HOSPITALS CONVENTION CENTRES UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES

5 A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS, ONE OF THE MAIN AIMS OF THE DRIVERLESS VEHICLE While the number of accidents on the road is constantly increasing, driverless vehicles are providing a natural solution to this major problem. Using driverless vehicles will drastically reduce the number of deaths on the road in years to come. A study carried out by KPMG estimates that people less will be taken to hospital each year which represents savings of 4 billion euros. Driverless vehicle technology is reliable, fatigue resistant and does not depend on human alcohol consumption. Reaction times are also shorter and the Highway Code is strictly adhered to. With a decrease of 80% in the number of accidents between now and 2040, this new mode of transport should easily convince the majority of end users. A MARKET POTENTIAL OF 515 BILLION EUROS IN 2035 The management consulting firm AT Kearney predicts a market potential of 515 billion euros in 2035 or a one hundredfold increase in 20 years. Moreover, they give details of market redistribution with 50% newcomers alongside the more historic names in car manufacturers and a 17% portion of the worldwide automobile market attributed to driverless vehicles. Studies indicate that the number of driverless vehicles on the road in 2055 will be greater than their classic counterparts. The recent buyout of HERE by an Audi-BMW-Mercedes consortium, the association between Bosch and TomTom and Google s investments in positioning systems indicate massive movements in innovation in a sector that is becoming increasingly strategic. HOW DOES NAVYA ARMA WORK? MAPPING & SCHEDULING NAVYA engineers visit the site, map out the area and programme the circuit. AUTOMATED AND SMART OPERATIONS NAVYA ARMA shuttles practice on the programmed circuit. Accurate to within 2cm they detect any changes to the surroundings (obstacles, pedestrians etc.) thanks to multiple technology. GOING AROUND AN OBSTACLE The NAVYA ARMA detects stationary obstacles and adapts its path accordingly. PASSING The NAVYA ARMA may pass other vehicles without being disrupted. OVERTAKING The NAVYA ARMA may be overtaken by other vehicles. GIVING WAY The NAVYA ARMA respects the rules of giving way on its circuit. It can be programmed to give way to vehicles coming from the right.

Parking Cafe Shop Hall NAVYA, A TEAM OF ENTHUSIASTS NAVYA the company founded on 1st June 2014, comprises a team that has more than ten years experience in the driverless vehicle sector, grouped

6 Parking Cafe Shop Hall NAVYA, A TEAM OF ENTHUSIASTS NAVYA the company founded on 1st June 2014, comprises a team that has more than ten years experience in the driverless vehicle sector, grouped together on the initiative of Robolution Capital, the investment fund presided over by Bruno Bonnell. At the head of NAVYA is Christophe Sapet who gained his IT experience from his background as an entrepreneur in the digital sector (he is the co-founder of Infogrames and Infonie) and time spent as a Business Angel in the automobile sector. An expert in classic cars, he owns a car workshop and takes part in several illustrious rallies including the Monte-Carlo Historique and the Tour de Corse Historique. At NAVYA, he is surrounded by a qualified team of 30 people with the expertise necessary to cover the design and conception of a driverless vehicle: software programme, automobile construction, perception, visualisation, navigation, geolocation and telecommunications. The teams are divided up between Villeurbanne and Paris. Experience gained over the years, coupled with working with French specialists in electric vehicle design and manufacturing enabled the company to develop and launch its new NAVYA ARMA vehicle in time for the ITS World Congress, held in Bordeaux from 5th to 9th October During the fair, visitors were able to use one of the three production vehicles operating on the open road from the congress centre to the exhibition centre. NAVYA: PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO CLOSED SITES BEFORE THE OPEN ROAD NAVYA ARMA illustrates perfectly our company s strategy which is to develop 100% French driverless vehicles currently operational on closed sites, conforming to existing legislation in most countries around the world. These sites include airports, nuclear power plants, hospitals, industrial sites, university campuses and theme parks. Our market potential can be estimated at several thousand vehicles on a global level by Europe itself will have reached vehicles on closed sites. We already have available a large part of the technology and experience necessary for the second phase of our development, which is to operate on public roads, states NAVYA s CEO, Christophe Sapet. NEWS SEPTEMBER 2015: FIRST SALE ANNOUNCEMENT: POSTBUS The French company closed the first sale of its NAVYA ARMA, selling it to POSTBUS. The French company has closed its first sale of the NAVYA ARMA, selling two shuttles to POSTBUS. These shuttles have been subjected to testing on a closed site since December 2015 and will be launched on the open road in Sion (Switzerland), from Spring 2016 onwards, subject to special authorization. JANUARY 2016: ANNOUNCEMENT OF INCREASE IN CAPITAL OF MORE THAN 4 MILLION EUROS NAVYA has secured new funding for its international development. Initial funding came from Robolution Capital, a fund created by Bruno Bonnell and Orkos Capital and by the comapny CEO, Christophe Sapet. CapDecisif Management together with the FRCI fund (Fonds Régional de Co-investissement de la Région Ile de France) represented by Yvan-Michel Ehkirch, investment holding company GRAVITATION, founded by Charles Beigbeder and a group of Business Angels and company employees have now joined the investor pool. FEBRUARY 2016: SECOND CUSTOMER ANNOUNCEMENT: ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB (AUS) The R.A.C acquired the NAVYA ARMA shuttle for testing on the open road. These tests should begin in spring 2016, subject to authorisation. JANUARY 2016: SALES ANNOUNCEMENT: FLEET OF NAVYA ARMA SHUTTLES SOLD TO THE EDF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN CIVAUX Nuclear power plant in Civaux has taken delivery of a fleet of 6 vehicles to transport its employees around the 220 hectares site. The shuttles will circulate at 5 minute intervals replacing the thermal bus that passed by every 15 minutes. According to EDF, the use of these vehicles will represent an increase in productivity to the tune of close to 3 million euros for the Civaux plant and will also reduce the CO 2 emissions by 44 tonnes per year. Where do you want to go? THE NAVYA ARMA INTERACTS WITH ITS SURROUNDINGS External communication SERVICE ON DEMAND The shuttle can be summoned from a stop by using a terminal or a mobile application. LIGHTS AND DISPLAY DEVICES The shuttle communicates with other vehicles and pedestrians using external display devices. Onboard communication SPEAKERS The shuttle can communicate automatically with its passengers. Individual information can be managed by controlers. INTERNAL DISPLAY DEVICES Interaction between passengers and the onboard display screens are predictive. This screen displays the circuit and passengers can select a stop.

7 5 Questions for Christophe Sapet: What are the main challenges of having a driverless vehicle? Having a driverless vehicle presents many challenges but they can be resumed in the expectations of its passengers, who wish to be reassured and not feel as if they are put in danger by driverless technology. They want to be able to count on it and not play the role of laboratory rats subjected to sketchy prototypes. They want to enjoy their trip in a comfortable and efficient manner. We focused our attention on these three points when designing the NAVYA ARMA. Safety, whether it be inside or outside the vehicle, has been a main priority of our engineers. Our teams have ten years experience in localisation, navigation and distributed control systems and this has certainly proved to be an essential competitive advantage. What chance does a small Lyon-based company developing driverless vehicles have against the world s big names in the field who have a lot more money to invest? I have been working in innovative sectors such as video games, Internet and E-commerce for more than 30 years and as the CEO of an SME I have observed that we need to be good at what we do but we also need dexterity and flexibility. The decision-making process in a large group is such that the codes that have always been in place need to be respected because they form a part of the group s history. Driverless vehicles severely disrupt the way in which people judge the last mile transportation. Our strength comes from the fact that we dare to be different. Our financing increases in function of our success. CHRISTOPHE SAPET, CEO OF NAVYA, A MAN OF FIRSTS Not only does Christophe Sapet have an excellent knowledge of technology, but he also knows how to convey this to the general public and his enthusiasm for the digital revolution reflects this. Co-founder of INFOGRAMES, France s first video game company and INFONIE, the first Internet access provider in France, he has been surfing the digital waves since the beginning of the 1980 s providing incentives for the market. He is also the owner of an automobile workship specialised in classic cars and drives in historical car rallies such as Monte-Carlo and the Tour de Corse. NAVYA the company was created in June 2014 as a result of his two passions in life: digital technology and cars. One allows him to master the software portion of the challenges presented and the other enables him to solve the material problems. In linking NAVYA to the Robolution Capital investment fund presided over by Bruno Bonnell, he has gathered together a wealth of experienced talent to constitute an operational group and offer customers the world s first driverless production vehicle, the NAVYA ARMA, from October 2015 onwards. What legislation currently governs driverless vehicles? It differs from country to country but generally speaking, a driverless vehicle cannot legally operate on public roads except for in certain American states such as Nevada, for example. I am convinced that this will change but in the meantime, there is a lot of market potential in closed sites. We already have around ten shuttles, either fully functional or in the test phase on various sites including universities, power plants and industrial sites. This is a great practice ground for us before we make the leap onto public roads. I heartily encourage the French state to take the lead on the subject and authorise trials in certain regions on public roads. Have you provided for an extended product range? NAVYA has positioned itself as a supplier of driverless transportation solutions for people as well as goods. We have already had requests for specific vehicles and some of these projects represent potentially high volumes. It is a natural progression to combine the technology and expertise we have available to us at NAVYA to create new vehicles but we need to justify this by identifying strong markets before we risk investing in them. Will you go onto public roads one day? Having driverless vehicles on public roads would be the ideal way of reducing the number of accidents, having robot taxis available at any time of night or day and reducing traffic flow in towns and cities. We have the technology and experience available to us to enable us to create them. We possess the key elements to be able to move to public roads but first we want to succeed in our primary market, closed sites. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS VEHICLE DIMENSIONS & CAPACITY 15 places: Seats up to 11 people. Dry weight: 2100 to 2350 kg (according to equipment). Total gross weight: 3150 to 3400 kg (according to equipment). Dimensions: 2.05 m x 4.75 m x 2.55 m (W x D x H). Ground clearance: 0.2 m. ENGINE CAPACITY Power: 15 kw (Max 25 kw). Maximum speed: 45 km/h. Cruising speed: 25 km/h. Maximum gradient: 12%. LiFe P04 batteries. Capacity : 33 kwh. Charge duration : from 5 to 12 hours. STEERING CAPACITY Drive wheels: 2. Leading wheels: 2x2. Turning radius: <4,5m. ÉQUIPEMENT Air conditioned. Automatic doors. Wireless induction charge battery.

ABOUT NAVYA NAVYA is a French company specialising in developing innovative, smart and sustainable solutions.

These vehicles are a smart mode of transport and are therefore for the benefit of all citizens and society.

on sustainable intermodality and multimodality.

1 million euros in funding from Cap Decisif Management with the FRCI fund (Fonds Régional de

8 ABOUT NAVYA NAVYA is a French company specialising in developing innovative, smart and sustainable solutions. NAVYA develops driverless, automated electric vehicles that are independent of all infrastructure. These vehicles are a smart mode of transport and are therefore for the benefit of all citizens and society. The vehicle is equipped with a multitude of sensors and an embedded system that enables it to interact with its surroundings. It is also intended to provide efficient mobility solutions in terms of space and energy and has been built on sustainable intermodality and multimodality. January 2016 saw NAVYA, accompanied by the Robolution Capital investment fund, secure 4.1 million euros in funding from Cap Decisif Management with the FRCI fund (Fonds Régional de Co-investissement de la Région Ile de France), investment holding company GRAVITATION,and a group of Business Angels and company employees. This increase in capital is aimed to help structure the company s development, notably in the international market. NAVYA benefits from major advances in technology in the autonomous, electric vehicle sector thanks to its experience in the field and a highly qualified R&D team. Christophe Sapet, its CEO, is supported by a team of 50 people divided up between Lyon and Paris. 7Starlake PRESS CONTACT Emma Tung press@7starlake.com TEL press@7starlake.com TEL ADD 2F., No. 190, Sec. 2, Zhongxing Rd., Xindian Dist., New Taipei City 23146, Taiwan

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