The Canton of Valais, the city of Sion, the EPFL, the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO) Valais-Wallis and Swiss Post Ltd are pooling their expertise in order to create, develop and test innovative mobility solutions. The methods and tools cover the value chain, it begins with ideation, concept development, prototyping, testing and measurement, large scale implementation. 

The first operation of driverless buses in the world has been taking place on the public road in Sion since 2016. More information see  https://www.postauto.ch/en/project-smartshuttle