[1] In July 2017, the metropolis of Grenoble installed a webcam on the roof of the upper station of the cable car, offering Internet users a 220° panoramic photograph of the city every 20 minutes, with several definitions of images.

The cable car at the Aiguille du Midi had been in existence for ten years, and the one at Salève for two; by that time Europe had a sizeable number.

[citation needed] In Grenoble, the desire for openness and expansion of the city led its mayor at the time, Paul Mistral, to successfully organize the Exposition internationale de la houille blanche (International exposition of hydropower also known as "white coal") in 1925, and subsequently to acquire land for the city's future airport.

[5] By 1975 it had fallen behind building standards, and its ageing equipment and falling attendance convinced the municipality of Grenoble to demolish the lower station and rebuild it.

The cabins were made by the German firm Bleichert, and operated on the principle of back and forth: one rose while the other descended, each on independent cables.

The cabins were glass boxes with rounded corners accommodating 21 people, manufactured by the coach company of Henri Crouzier in Moulins, Allier.

[7] In July 1976,[7] after several months of interruption caused by the construction of a new lower station, new spherical cabins with windows manufactured by the local company Poma were installed.

Around 16:00, a derailment occurred at the lower station, just above the Isère, making the radio and television news at 20:00, and a huge crowd gathered along the banks of the river to help with the rescue.

Inspections of equipment are made with different frequencies and each year in January the cable car is closed for twenty days to perform safety checks and drills.