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=== NeoVal ===
[[File:Atelier métro ligne B - Rame Cityval.jpg|thumb|CityVal for Rennes Metro Line B]]
In 2006 the NeoVal project, successor of the VAL, was announced. It features [[regenerative braking]]. 40% of the 62 million Euros set aside for the programme will come from the ''[[Agence de l'innovation industrielle]]'' (the technology-supporting project agency formerly known as the AII). The program is managed by [[Siemens Mobility]], in association with [[Lohr Industrie]]. The NeoVal will be guided by a single central rail, similar to that of the [[Translohr]], and will be able to operate without any electrical supply between the stations (no third rail or [[overhead lines]]), making the cost of infrastructure much lower.<ref>[http://www.euromedtransport.org/fileadmin/download/maincontract/Meed2006/meed2006_day2_siemens.pdf euromedtransport.org]{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>{{Update inline|date=December 2022}}

The NeoVal is offered in two versions:
* the CityVal version designed for conventional transit environments (car width {{Cvt|2.65|m}}) with the first implementation on [[Rennes Metro|Line B of the Rennes Metro]]; 
* the AirVal version designed for airport environments (car width {{Cvt|2.80|m}}) with the first implementation on the [[Suvarnabhumi Airport Automated People Mover]] at [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]], [[Thailand]].