Aviation Solutions focuses on commercialising innovative technologies and will work with Aurrigo to develop the Auto-DollyTug and Auto-Sim.
The partnership was announced last year and now that testing under the Royal Schiphol Group contract has been validated, work has begun on commercialising the technology at global airports.
Marcel Stroop, Director of Go-to-Market at Aviation Solutions, said: “We collaborate with partners and airports to innovate, faster and to be able to provide airports solutions we guarantee will work with a 100% confidence level. I’m very excited that Aurrigo is now also part of that movement.”
Professor David Keene, CEO of Aurrigo, added: “Auto-DollyTug is arguably one of the biggest innovations to hit baggage and cargo handling for more than four decades and the aviation world is starting to take notice of what they can achieve through our autonomous vehicles and advanced technology.”
The Auto-DollyTug is an electric, autonomous baggage and cargo tractor that combines the functionality of a baggage tractor and airport dolly in one vehicle.
Its benefits include a unique sideways drive system to rotate on the spot and move sideways.
Bi-directional robotic arms enables autonomous loading and unloading of ULDs, which streamlines operations in congested areas.
The Auto-Sim simulation software helps to model and optimise airside operations in a digital environment.
