Macnica Announces the New Autonomous EV Bus "EVO3" Manufactured by Its Subsidiary Navya Mobility

～ Equipped with the latest version of "Navya Drive" as standard, achieving a safer, more secure, and comfortable autonomous driving service ～

Our business partner, Macnica, Inc., has announced the start of sales for the new autonomous EV bus "EVO3" (Evothree) manufactured by its subsidiary Navya Mobility SAS.

Vehicle Overview: Maximum 15 passengers (11 seats + 4 standing), Approximately 10 hours of operation, Achieving operation without an operator.

Main Features

• Safety: Adopted Navya Drive, compliant with IEC61508, maximum speed of 30 km/h.

• Recognition and Driving Performance: Updated sensors provide 360° vision/redundancy, enhanced site mapping, obstacle avoidance, lane change, signal, and emergency vehicle recognition using ML/AI.

• Remote Operation: Real-time monitoring with high-performance cameras and VOIP, strengthened data collection and analysis. Depending on conditions, level 4 (unmanned inside the vehicle) operation is possible, reducing TCO.

Market Deployment

• Japan: Transitioning from proof of concept to regular operation. Expanding sales as low-speed mobility for public transportation. A wide-area demonstration in five cities of the Tono region of Gifu Prefecture plus Gero City has been selected for a government project. Strengthening sales in collaboration with NTT West Japan.

• Overseas: Partnering with Zenmov to expand sales in the Middle East, Asia, and North America in September 2025.

▶ Macnica's press release: https://www.macnica.co.jp/public-relations/news/2025/148477/

▶ Nikkei's release: https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZRSP697769_X01C25A0000000/