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Karsan Launches Autonomous

e-ATAK at Rotterdam Airport

Karsan continues to set industry benchmarks. This time, autonomous mobility is no longer just a vision of the future, but a
pioneering the transformation of airport transportation with concrete transportation solution of today.”
its electric and autonomous vehicles, Karsan has delivered
two Autonomous e-ATAK buses to DAM Shuttles. The launch As a pioneer in the transition of public transportation to electric
ceremony was held with the participation of Minister of and autonomous vehicles, Karsan continues to attract attention
Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands, with its groundbreaking technologies. Being one of the few brands
Robert Tieman; Karsan CEO Okan Baş; ADASTEC CEO Dr. offering three next-generation technologies – electric, hydrogen,
Ali Ufuk Peker; key Dutch authorities; numerous media and autonomous – Karsan is set to be the key player of another
representatives; and project partners including DAM Shuttles, significant project with the Autonomous e-ATAK. Operating since
RET (Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram), the city of Rotterdam, 2021 as the world’s first factory-built SAE Level-4 autonomous bus,
RTHA (Rotterdam The Hague Airport), MRDH (Metropolitan Karsan Autonomous e-ATAK now provides airport mobility solutions
Region Rotterdam The Hague), HTM, Applied Autonomy, and in Rotterdam, and will be available for passenger use starting from
ADASTEC. August 1.

“We continue to achieve firsts with the Autonomous A Significant Milestone
e-ATAK” The Autonomous e-ATAK successfully passed operational and
Karsan Autonomous e-ATAK carried its first passengers between functional safety tests, earning full approval from RDW (Rijksdienst
Rotterdam The Hague Airport terminal and Meijersplein Metro voor het Wegverkeer), one of Europe’s leading authorities. As a
Station. Expressing his honour in bringing the world’s first result, it has officially become Europe’s first RDW-approved full-size
autonomous airport bus project to life, Karsan CEO Okan Baş said: SAE Level-4 autonomous bus. Commenting on this achievement,
“We continue to achieve firsts with the Autonomous e-ATAK. With Karsan CEO Okan Baş said: “This approval not only reflects the
this project at Rotterdam Airport, we have launched the world’s first advanced stage of our technology but also demonstrates that we
autonomous airport bus operation. This project clearly shows that provide solutions meeting international safety standards.”

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