A pedestrian crossing the road, a car jumping a red light, a boar passing by... In terms of transport, from the moment it takes place on a public road open to other users there is no such thing as zero risk. RATP Dev is nonetheless far from leaving the question solely to benevolent fate. While greater rail safety was the first focus of attention, the improvement of road safety is now the subject of many initiatives within the company.

Such is the potential of the autonomous vehicle market that investment within the sector reached almost $80 billion between 2014 and 2017* and most major automotive manufacturers, software companies, public transport operators and mobility app developers are attempting to stake out their positions within this increasingly complex ecosystem. Why? Well because disruptive transport technologies offer huge potential benefits, not just in terms of safety, but also to reduce congestion and create smarter, more sustainable cities.

In the British capital, RATP Dev London is offering young offenders a second chance through an innovative program developed in partnership with the organization Achieving for Children.  “We initially set up a program to support young offenders to carry out their community service by cleaning buses at our Tolworth bus garage, explains Kumbirai Mukombe, Engineering Manager. Some youngsterss expressed an interest in engineering, so we broadened the program to a 2-week shadowing project to teach them the basics of engineering.”

ScuolApp is an innovative app for school buses that was designed by Cilia Italia, a subsidiary of RATP Dev Italia. “Transporting school children is a sensitive issue involving a very important part of the society, the children”, explains Giuseppe Ottone of RATP Dev Italia. “We have therefore focused closely on offering a quality service that meets the expectations of both users and municipal councils”. The app was developed bearing in mind the need to provide real-time information to parents and to reduce the number of calls to the company call centre.

Octobre Rose was set up 25 years ago and has become the go-to event for raising public awareness about breast cancer. Its aim is to raise awareness among women about early testing for breast cancer and to raise additional funds through sporting and cultural events and information actions. In the same vein as the RATP Group which partnered the Odyssea Paris run on 6 and 7 October, several subsidiaries of ours have contributed to the charity, supporting all-women sports events in their respective region. 

RATP Dev was receptive to the call from Cancale-native Florian Guéguen on 24 September and is providing financial support, allowing him to put together the funding necessary to take part in the 11th Route du Rhum Destination Guadeloupe race, in the Class40 category. 

“Following an appeal for donations to complete our budget, RATP Dev put their hand up, enabling us to secure our departure. The support of our partners is valuable for non-profit associations and for all the boats taking part in the race, and I would like to thank them.”

Until now, transport services essentially involved regional school-transport lines which could be used by everyone, but times were not adapted to the needs of local residents. Passengers will now be able to use the new DRT service in the day-to-day. 

Eight DRT lines have been put in place and serve nearly the entire region on set days and times. These lines feed into the TUL network from the train station in Laon. Vehicles can carry up to eight passengers, and service is adapted to users with reduced mobility, as well as families with pushchairs.
 

Early-rising tourists were given a sightseeing surprise this morning when The Original Tour unveiled London’s first ever 100% electric hop-on hop-off open-top bus outside Westminster Abbey, offering city-trippers a carbon-free carbon copy of the firm’s famous tours in a move welcomed by London’s Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy.