Bolt and the Greater Paris region plan to launch an autonomous driving programme in 2028 using Stellantis vehicles. The parties said on Friday that the pilot will assess gaps in transport services. They aim to start commercial operations by 2030, helping many people travel across the city and surrounding municipalities easily.

Oct 23 (Reuters) - Estonian ride-hailing firm Bolt and the Greater Paris region are ​planning to launch an autonomous driving ‌programme in the French capital in 2028, using vehicles from Franco-Italian Stellantis (STLAM.MI), opens new tab, they ​said in a joint statement ​on Friday.

The pilot programme will assess ⁠gaps in existing transport services, ​with an aim to launch commercial ​operations in Greater Paris, which includes the city's surrounding municipalities, by 2030, the three ​parties to the agreement said.

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Reporting by Danny Callaghan ​in Gdansk, editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak