Playing a pioneering role in transforming public transport worldwide to electric and autonomous vehicles, Karsan continues to participate in international events. Karsan, which leads the transformation of public transport in the world, especially in Europe, with the vision of being “One Step Ahead in the Future of Mobility“, will spend September focusing on user experience at Europe’s top transport-related events.
Visitors will experience autonomous technology used in public transport
Karsan, which offers test drive opportunities in experience areas of expos it participates in, will allow visitors to personally experience the innovative and environmentally friendly features of Autonomous e-ATAK during three separate events. Accordingly, Karsan will enable attendees to experience the world’s first Level 4 autonomous public transport with Autonomous e-ATAK during IAA Transportation to be held in Hannover, Germany between 17-22 September 2024. Karsan will also enable visitors to experience the future of public transport with Autonomous e-ATAK in the event zone during the InnoTrans fair to be organized in Berlin, Germany between 24-27 September 2024. The brand will also be among the stars of the European Mobility Week event held in Lisbon, Portugal between 16-22 September 2024 with Autonomous e-ATAK. Autonomous e-ATAK, which Karsan created with its technology partner ADASTEC, stands out as the world’s first and only 8-meter Level 4 autonomous bus with 10 projects at eight different locations in the world. Describing fall as the season of exhibitions and events for their brand, Karsan CEO Okan Baş said, “As Karsan, we attach great importance to fairs and conferences that offer us a great opportunity to interact one-on-one with our current and potential customers and business partners. This month, we will join three events, two in Germany and one in Portugal, with a concept that will let our visitors closely see our Autonomous e-ATAK model and actively experience a journey under real road conditions. We maintain our efforts at full speed to raise awareness of autonomous technology in public transport across Europe.“
It will also start carrying passengers in Arbon in 2025
Karsan Autonomous e-ATAK has been carrying ticketed passengers in city traffic in Stavanger, Norway since 2022. At the beginning of 2024, the route in Stavanger was extended to include a tunnel, and the Autonomous e-ATAK completed this challenging test as the first autonomous vehicle to pass through a tunnel. Karsan constantly maintains its autonomous projects in different geographies with Autonomous e-ATAK, which started to carry ticketed passengers on an ordinary public transport route in Finland following the USA, Norway, France, Romania, and Turkiye. Autonomous e-ATAK, which has gained 90,000 kilometers of autonomous driving experience to date, has carried more than 30,000 passengers. In addition, Karsan, which has also implemented an airport autonomous project in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, will be the first brand in the world to conduct airport transfer with an autonomous vehicle-Autonomous e-ATAK. Besides, Autonomous e-ATAK will start carrying ticketed passengers in city traffic in Arbon, Switzerland in 2025 and will be the city’s first autonomous bus.