Aurrigo International has opened a dedicated facility at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). Located inside the Delta Cargo building at CVG, this site will house a team responsible for the deployment of its Auto-DollyTug.

Electric, autonomous vehicles

Auto-DollyTug is an all-electric, autonomous vehicle that combines the utility of a baggage tractor with the unit load device-carrying (ULD) capability of an airport dolly all in one, making a more flexible and space-efficient vehicle. This means that a combination of an Auto-DollyTug towing four trailers carries five ULDs, which is 30% more than a traditional tug set-up of the same overall length.

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Changi Airport Group (CAG) will begin testing the latest version of Aurrigo’s electric-powered autonomous vehicle, Auto-DollyTug, at Changi Airport.

Auto-DollyTug, which has new ground handling capabilities and is more maneuverable, will be put through different scenarios to assess its efficiency and speed when it comes to aircraft turnaround times.

Designed to combine the utility of a baggage tractor and the unit load device (ULD) carrying capability of an airport dolly, the latest Auto-DollyTug can rotate in its own length and, using the groundbreaking sideways drive system, move directly sideways and slide into tight spaces, enabling the swift delivery of a single ULD even when other GSE equipment is in place at the aircraft.

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Four years ago, the German automotive industry joined forces with 21 partners in a project to develop the world’s first structures for the verification of safety standards for autonomous vehicles in an urban environment. The results of the joint Verification and Validation Methods (VVM) project are now available.

The findings of the pre-competitive research project, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and initiated by the German Association of the Automotive Industry’s (VDA) flagship initiative Autonomous and Connected Driving, were discussed in detail at the final presentation at the Carl Benz Arena in Stuttgart on November 21, 2023.

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The autonomous tow tractor at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in France has progressed to Level 4 of autonomous driving (completely removing any human on board) with an extended route, enabling more complex use.

The prolongation of the vehicle’s route from 800m to 2000m will extend its use to more situations in the airport, such as studying baggage tracks and optimizing trajectories and maneuvers. The new route also adds challenges like narrow trajectories in the indoor area, also known as the luggage gallery, and more interactions with other traffic.

The Toulouse-Blagnac service is also an opportunity to test the EZTow on various airport infrastructure elements such as intersections, roundabouts and turning circles, and in different weather conditions like rain, fog and snow.

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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has held a demonstration of a driverless shuttle van in operation at Newark Liberty International Airport.

According to the organization, the pilot project marks the first time an autonomous vehicle has operated on public roads in the state of New Jersey. The month-long pilot project is being conducted in partnership with STV and Perrone Robotics. A 14-passenger Green Power AV-Star shuttle was retrofitted with autonomous driving technology from Perrone Robotics, including sensors, cameras and mapping functionalities. It was first tested on a safety course that included simulated car and pedestrian obstacles within a closed parking lot at the airport.

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UPS and Aurrigo have announced a collaborative project to deploy Auto-Cargo, an autonomous electric vehicle designed to move heavy cargo loads to and from aircraft, at the UPS hub at East Midlands Airport in the UK.

The vehicle can transport a standard full-size cargo pallet or two half-size aviation industry standard containers or unit load devices (ULD) up to a total load of 7.5 metric tons, and is designed to tow a further fully loaded cargo trailer behind it. Its autonomous technology will enable the limited numbers of security-cleared drivers to be freed up to perform other roles around the airport, while also producing zero tailpipe emissions.

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Aurrigo International, the company behind the driverless Auto-Pod and autonomous luggage/cargo dolly for aviation, saw revenue reach £5.3m (US$6.6m) in 2022.

The company has set out expansion plans to maximize new contracts in its automotive division and a multi-year partnering agreement with Changi Airport Group (CAG) in Singapore. As part of this agreement, Changi is testing Aurrigo’s Auto-Dolly Mk3 and Auto-Dolly Tug Mk3 – the latter focusing on delivering an electrically powered tug that can be converted to autonomous in the future. These electrically powered solutions have been designed to replace old, diesel-fueled fleets of tugs and reduce airport emissions.

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The City of San José in California has approved a contract for a dedicated transit system, named the Diridon-Airport Connector, to connect the city’s transportation hubs – Diridon Station and San José Mineta International Airport (SJC).

The proposed transit technology from Glydways uses small, autonomous vehicles driving along a fixed guideway, and the proposed system is designed to initially carry over 2,000 passengers an hour in each direction. The new transit system is intended to be completed in less than a decade. If successful, the Airport to Diridon Connector Project could be expanded to other corridors across San José and the South Bay.

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Autonomous vehicle provider Goggo Network will integrate an autonomous driving system developed by Oxbotica into its middle and last-mile delivery operations.

Oxbotica’s autonomous driving software is capable of driving both on and off road, in various weather conditions, low light and darkness, and is able to adapt to any location (e.g. local road or site routes). It uses advanced AI to sense and predict changes to the environment the vehicle is in, while learning from previous journeys, which is key to continually improving the safety and efficiency of the technology.

This system will be deployed on-road, as part of Goggo’s electric vehicle (EV) network.

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Logistics company Aramex has tested its drone and roadside bot deliveries in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

This trial forms part of the company’s Future Delivery Program, aimed at improving last-mile logistics using smart shipping solutions to enable quicker, more sustainable and cost-effective deliveries. The initial tests were conducted at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in New York in partnership with commercial drone delivery service provider Barq EV and delivery robotic specialist Kiwibot. The tests were performed with the support of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Roads and Transport Authority, Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority, Dubai Future Foundation and Dubai Smart City.

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