At the end of 2019, a year dedicated to 70 years of RATPthe 'old lady' of Parisian mobility will be looking after the cradle of the sector's new generations. From the month of Januarythe first start-up accelerator of the RATP will be launched. The aim is to support new players and enable them to experiment with their innovations. Six months during six start-ups The selection teams will therefore be working on new forms of mobility and solutions dedicated to the "new economy". better city living "through six areas for consideration. Tomorrow's surface networks, AI for passenger information, the digitalisation of professions, the customer experience, the employee experience and air quality will all be on the agenda for this first class.
However, these start-ups will not be relying directly on RATP to help them grow - no equity investment is planned - but they will be able to rely on this institutional sponsor at various levels. From a theoretical point of view, these start-ups will benefit from the expertise of RATP professionals, as well as from the Startup Leadership Programme, through mentoring credits of one hour per week. From a practical point of view, this accelerator will make it possible to finance field tests on the various transport networks - RER, metros, buses and trams - and will give the network access to the network of innovation centres. Urbanopolisin France and Morocco. Finally, at the end of these six months of work, the 2020 edition of VivaTech will crown this work. The class of 2020 will be showcased on the RATP Porte de Versailles stand, giving them a high profile.
