# App-Controlled Self-Driving Cars A Fleet of Electric Autonomous Vehicles are Launching in Rouen By Ell Smith | Published 2018-07-02 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-autonomous-vehicles References: [psfk](https://www.psfk.com/2018/06/renault-autonomous-driving-public-transport-rouen.html) & [transdev](https://www.transdev.com/en/press/rouen-normandy) The French City of Rouen is looking to improve its public transportation and is looking into developing a fleet of [electric, autonomous vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/robotaxi-services) that can be called and controlled with a unique mobile app. The city is preparing for the pilot program, which should be launched early this September. In the initial stages of this launch, the public will have access to four electric cars, which have all been equipped with one of Transdev's autonomous driving systems, meaning the cars can operate without human intervention. The cars can be called with an [iPhone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/personal-commuter) app and like most [ride-share services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uber-and-weride), will take its passenger where they wish to go. During the trial period, these cars will feature a human driver, just incase something goes wrong. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.6/10 - Popularity: 5% | Activity: 5% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **App-controlled Self-driving Cars:** The development of app-controlled self-driving cars presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the transportation industry. - **Electric Autonomous Vehicles:** The emergence of electric autonomous vehicles creates disruptive innovation opportunities in the automotive industry. - **Mobile App-based Transportation Services:** The rise of mobile app-based transportation services opens up disruptive innovation opportunities in the ride-share industry. ### Where This Applies - **Transportation:** The transportation industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by integrating app-controlled self-driving cars. - **Automotive:** The automotive industry can capitalize on disruptive innovation opportunities by focusing on the development and production of electric autonomous vehicles. - **Ride-share:** The ride-share industry can leverage disruptive innovation opportunities by adopting mobile app-based transportation services. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Bookable Autonomous Shuttles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uber-and-may-mobility.md) - [Production-Ready Robotic Taxis](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/id-buzz-ad.md) - [Partially Autonomous Touring EVs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arcimoto.md) - [Driverless Taxi Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/driverless-taxi-service.md) - [Charger-Locating EV Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/citroen-1.md) - [Airport-Specific Autonomous Shuttle Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/autonomous-shuttle-service.md) - [Autonomous Robotaxi Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uber-and-weride.md) - [Accessible Driverless Public Buses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-loop-prgram.md) - [AI-Powered Autonomous Buses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/autonomous-buses.md)