Karsan, which plays a leading role in the electric and autonomous transformation of public transportation in the world, especially in Europe, continues to break new ground in the sector.
With its driverless model Autonomous e-ATAK, developed in cooperation with ADASTEC, which has been serving the world since 2021, the company is now working with the city's main public transportation operator RET (Rotterdamse Elektrische Tramvay) and DAM to provide public transportation services at Rotterdam Airport in the Netherlands. He signed a contract with Shuttles. Two Autonomous e-ATAKs, which will carry passengers and employees on a 5-kilometer route between the Meijersplein metro stop and Rotterdam Airport, will be included in RET's park in November 2024.
Karsan CEO Okan Baş said that they played a leading role in the transformation of public transportation in the world with the vision of being "One Step Ahead in the Future of Mobility" and added: "This signature is the same zamIt currently represents our company's first export to the Netherlands. Autonomous e-ATAK is a model that has proven its success with the awards it has received and its work in the regions it serves. With this project, we will be the first brand in the world to perform airport transfers with an autonomous vehicle. Our vehicles will pick up passengers from Meijersplein metro stop and transport them to Rotterdam Airport. We are now carrying the autonomous electric public transportation initiative we started with Norway to the Netherlands. "As Karsan, we will continue to lead the transformation of more countries," he said.
ADASTEC CEO Dr. Ali Peker said, “Our strategic partnership with Karsan plays an important role in the transformation of public transportation around the world. Thanks to our ongoing cooperation since 2021, we have achieved many firsts in the field of electric autonomous public transportation. We are breaking another world first as our vehicles, which will pick up passengers from the Meijersplein metro stop and transport them to Rotterdam Airport, will serve at the airport for the first time in the field of autonomous public transportation. Under the leadership of RET, we are taking an important step in reducing environmental impact while offering high comfort and an environmentally friendly alternative to our passengers. "As ADASTEC, we will continue to shape the future of transportation worldwide with our autonomous public transportation solutions."
Karsan, which brings the technologies of the future to the present and directs the sector with its pioneering moves, continues to break new ground in global markets. Karsan, which attracted attention with its innovations in the electric public transportation market in Europe, continues to do things that have not been done before in driverless transportation. In this context, Karsan, which signed to export 2 Autonomous e-ATAK to Rotterdam, Netherlands, will also realize the world's first airport autonomous project with its autonomous business partner ADASTEC.
Karsan's first export to the Netherlands
4 Autonomous e-ATAK, the world's first mass-produced Level 2 autonomous buses, developed by Karsan together with its business partner ADASTEC, will be delivered to Rotterdam's public transport operator RET in November. Autonomous e-ATAK, whose road tests are planned to be completed by the end of December, will start operating on the route in January 2025.
Karsan CEO Okan Baş said that they play a leading role in the transformation of public transportation in the world with the vision of being "One Step Ahead in the Future of Mobility" and noted that with this signature, the first export will be made to the Netherlands. Emphasizing that autonomous e-ATAK has proven its success with the awards it has received and its work in the regions it serves, Okan Baş said, “With this project, we will be the brand that performs airport transfer with an autonomous vehicle for the first time in the world. "Our vehicles will pick up passengers from the Meijersplein metro stop and serve autonomously on a 5-kilometer route to Rotterdam Airport and from there back to the metro stop, where passengers can board with their luggage," he said.
Stating their happiness for the project, ADASTEC CEO Dr. Ali Peker said, “The projects we have developed, combined with Karsan's innovative approach and production quality and ADASTEC's technology expertise in the autonomous driving software platform, set new standards in the industry. This project in the Netherlands is also of great importance as it shows how autonomous public transportation can be used effectively in the airport environment. As ADASTEC, we will continue to shape the public transport solutions of the future and contribute to sustainable mobility around the world. "This success story is an indication of ADASTEC and Karsan's commitment to building a better world not only for today but also for future generations," he said.
“We will continue to transform public transportation”
Reminding that Karsan Otonom e-ATAK gained 67 thousand km of autonomous driving experience by working on different routes in the USA, Norway, Turkey, Romania and France, Okan Baş said, “Otonom is the first vehicle in Europe to provide autonomous public transportation services in the city.” e-ATAK has been serving in Stavanger, Norway, since 2022. In fact, we recently updated and expanded this route, making our vehicle the first driverless vehicle to pass through the tunnel in Europe. We are now carrying the autonomous electric public transportation initiative we started with Norway to the Netherlands. "Karsan will continue to lead the transformation of more countries by continuing its attack on autonomous electric public transportation," he said.