Renault to pursue autonomous minibuses but not cars

Newly manufactured cars are parked outside Renault factory on the outskirts of Tangier, Morocco. The firm said there was a huge gap in technological complexity to get to the point where drivers don’t need to pay attention to the road and a proportionate cost to the customer. But that cost proposition is different when applied to public transportation, and this is where Renault said it would focus. — AP

PARIS: French automaker Renault said May 15 it will pursue developing autonomous minibuses for public transit but would stick to driving assistance features for personal cars for the time being.

It announced it will demonstrate the readiness of the technology for public transport by running a shuttle bus service, together with its partner WeRide, at the Roland-Garros tennis tournament in Paris later this month.