France, March 13 -- Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has been selected by RATP, on behalf of Ile-de-France Mobilites, to supply its on-board automatic control system I-CBTC for Paris metro line 8. This contract is part of OCTYS 2030, the program aimed to deploy automatic control and driving systems on the Paris metro network, led by RATP with funding from Ile-de-France Mobilites, in order to improve the performance and reliability of the lines involved and to support the commissioning of the new MF19 rolling stock, which will be deployed on line 8 by 2029.The contract comprises two lots: the on-board system performing automatic train control functions with a driver ("Grade of Automation 2" or GoA2), and the radio sys...