Karsan has announced the completion of a set of tests of its Autonomous e-ATAK bus within an aviation environment.
The company recently conducted a trial operation at IGA Istanbul Airport in collaboration with Turkish Airlines following a two-week demo at Frankfurt Airport.
Testing procedures were designed around a set of two different operational scenarios: the first simulating the transportation of shift crews to their respective work areas, whilst the second simulated moving flight crews to aircraft parking positions.
With both designed to reflect real-world operational needs, the two scenarios aimed to provide data regarding the wider integration of autonomous systems into daily workflows.
Muzaffer Arpacıoğlu, Deputy General Manager of Domestic Sales and External Relations at Karsan, said:We view this successful demonstration as a strategic step in showing that autonomous technology can be applied not only in public transportation but also in various operational use cases.
Operating along an 11-kilometre route; Karsan’s Autonomous e-ATAK vehicle was tested under real operational conditions, and saw it travel between the Turkish Airlines Operation Centre – Crew Terminal to the Smart Cargo Area in the first instance, and between the Crew Terminal and 200 Series Open Parking Area in the second.
Both scenarios were envisioned to provide important data regarding the validation of autonomous driving performance under real-world conditions, the testing of perception and navigation systems, the evaluation of safety and emergency scenarios, and the analysis of operational traffic interactions.
Operating alongside other service vehicles on the apron; Karsan’s Autonomous e-ATAK vehicle successfully completed its route using LiDAR, radar, cameras, and advanced sensor systems.
