Portfolio

A selection of projects Applied Autonomy has been involved in:

Start of operations in Arbon, Switzerland

September 2024 

Karsan, which plays a pioneering role in the electrification and autonomous transformation of public transportation worldwide, especially in Europe, continues to set new industry standards. Developed in collaboration with ADASTEC, the Karsan Autonomous e-ATAK, the world's first Level-4 driverless vehicle on a planned route, is now bringing a new era of comfortable and eco-friendly transport to Switzerland after its successful operations in the USA, Norway, Romania, the Netherlands, Türkiye, France and Finland. The Autonomous e-ATAK, which will serve on a 2.2-kilometer route with 8 stops between the historic city center of Arbon and the new residential area Saurer Werk 2, at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour, will be Switzerland's first automated bus.

We are proud be part on a pioneering role in Switzerland's transition to driverless public transport with KARSAN Autonomous e-ATAK, which will provide passenger transport services in autonomous mode on a 2.2-kilometer public transport route, says Olav Madland, CEO of Applied Autonomy.. The bus is automated by ADASTEC and are remote assisted by our remote control software solution xFlow.

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Start of operations in Rotterdam, Nedherland

August 2024 

Karsan, which plays a pioneering role in transforming public transport to the electric and autonomous in the global market, especially in Europe, continues to break new ground in the sector. The company has now inked a contract with RET (Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram), the primary public transport operator in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and DAM Shuttles to provide public transport services at Rotterdam Airport with the driverless model Karsan Autonomous e-ATAK developed in cooperation with ADASTEC and remote control center from Applied Autonomy, which has offered service globally since 2018. 

Two units of Karsan Autonomous e-ATAK buses, which will carry passengers and employees on a 5-kilometer route between Meijersplein metro station and the Rotterdam Airport, will be added to RET's park in November 2024. Stating that they play a leading role in transforming public transport in the world with the vision of being "One Step Ahead in the Future of Mobility", Karsan CEO Okan Baş said, "This signature also represents our company's first export to the Netherlands. Autonomous e-ATAK is a model that has proven its success with awards and its services in the regions where it carries passengers. 

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Start of operations in Tampere, Finland

April 2024 

This leading-edge project marks a big step forward in making public transport smarter and greener. By bringing together the expertise of Applied Autonomy, ADASTEC, Karsan, and Remoted, this initiative shows a strong commitment to improving city travel with cutting-edge, sustainable technologies. As the autonomous e-ATAK bus starts its operations in Tampere, it not only introduces a new way to travel but also sets a new standard for future transportation.

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New route for autonomous bus in Stavanger

December 2023 

Following the success of the first route of the autonomous bus in Stavanger, the service operates on a new, more complex route.


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Full-sized passenger bus in Tampere, Finland

October 2023 

A full-sized autonomous Karsan bus will be deployed and tested in Tampere, Finland. Under the leadership of Remoted Oy, the bus will be deployed by Adastec to prove its capabilities in the Finnish winter.


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Connected transport in Kongsberg

August 2023 

Feasibility study for City&Lab about connected transport in Kongsberg: last-mile deliveries using multiple modes of transport


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5G Ride project

July 2023 

5G Ride aims to exploit the capabilities of 5G networks to make operations with autonomous shuttles safer and more environmentally economic.


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Study for autonomous bus transport in Arlanda, Sweden

March 2023 

This project contained a feasibility study for setting up an autonomous shuttle bus from Arlanda airport to the airport city.


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The first autonomous bus in the world to be driving in open traffic

May 2022 

This operation saw the first autonomous full-sized bus in the world to be driving with passengers paying for their tickets in open traffic in Stavanger.


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Teleoperated pilot car in industrial park

March 2022 

The project “Driverless pilot vehicle system for transport routing in industrial parks” (DVS-TRIP) receives Norway grants funding in the amount of 129 999.98 EUR. The aim of this project is to create a new technology - an unmanned “follow me” car system - to route incoming transport into industrial parks. Applied Autonomy will deliver the control system for the operations through the xFlow platform.

Supported by Norway through the Norway Grants: Working together for a green, competitive and inclusive Europe


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LivingLAPT EIT Urban mobility project

January 2022 

LivingLAPT aims at delivering sustainable/transferrable autonomous shuttle/logistics services among various European cites by phasing out the on-board safety operators & introducing remote operators who overlook a number of services simultaneously.


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Autonomous shuttle in busy city traffic

June 2021 

PTA Brakar is running an autonomous shuttle service in the centre of Drammen. xFlow is supporting the operations, collecting data an monitoring KPIs so that the safety operator can be successively removed from the shuttle.


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First autonomous shuttle with remote operator

June 2021 

As part of the Sohjoa Last Mile project, xFlow was used to monitor and manage an autonomous shuttle in Kongsberg Technology Park without an operator on board. A remote operator followed the shuttle remotely.


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ORCHESTRA H2020 project

May 2021 

The ORCHESTRA project will establish a common understanding of multimodal traffic management concepts and solutions, with and across modes, for various stakeholders and multiple contexts.

Support Multimodal Traffic Management Ecosystem realisation and deployments through the provision of tools, models, and guidelines – including support for connected and automated vehicles and vessels (CAVs)


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The first autonomous shuttle in the world to be driving in open traffic without an operator

May 2021 

This is the first autonomous shuttle in the world to be driving in open traffic with passengers, but without an operator on board for part of the route going through Kongsberg.


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AWARD H2020 project

January 2021 

Applied Autonomy is leading the Fleet Management work package in the AWARD project, a H2020 project which will run for 3 years.


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First Autonomous shuttle service without operator on an industrial site

October 2020

This Project on Herøya, Norway was the first autonomous service without an operator on board in Northern Europe. Operations were opened by Norwegian Prime minister Erna Solberg. The vehicle was connected to xFlow and supervised remotely.  

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Sustainable Insights: Measure, Inform, Mobilise (MIM)

September 2020

A unique solution that allows both a city and its citizens to become informed about current traffic situations, and provide incentives for making more sustainable transport choices is developed in this project. The solution is piloted in Östersund, Sweden.  

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First autonomous sweeper

September 2020 

This self-driving Spring S100N sweeper was monitored via Applied Autonomy's xFlow platform and was tested and demonstrated in areas of the Kongsberg pedestrian zone and on steep hills with.


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Autonomous shuttle with on-demand service

August 2020


Applied Autonomy launched its first autonomous on-demand transport service in Europe in Trondheim in collaboration with Public transport operator AtB, using the third generation EasyMile EZ10 shuttle.  


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Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSbrqX801ik 

International project- First Autonomous shuttle in Latvia

August 2020


The Zemgale project was run as part of the Sohjoa Baltic project in August 2020 in collaboration with TT Transcom. An EZ10 shuttle became the first autonomous vehicle to operate in Latvia.


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Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lX16vb6rPo_C8shvJz9QBkgXwQ_57q6r/view?usp=sharing

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First Autonomous shuttle in the Arctic Region

March 2019


 Applied Autonomy carried out a demonstration in March 2019 in Longyearbyen with a self-driving shuttle. The demonstration was part of a feasibility study that mapped the possibility of a permanent transport service to a new visitor center (Arctic Preservation Visitor Center) at mine 3. 


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Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_FEEkO0uRuG3ntxp2GrdPmcGL7olesrL/view?usp=sharing 

Autonomous shuttle integrated into public transport

October 2018 


This was the first autonomous shuttle to be fully integrated into public transport. Kongsberg Municipality, The Norwegian Public Roads Administration, Brakar (local public transportation agency), Vy buss (local bus operator), and Applied Autonomy initiated a nine-month-long operations


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 Link: https://youtu.be/HSbrqX801ik 

The first location in Norway to run an autonomous minibus

July 2018

Gjøvik was one of the first locations in Norway to pilot an autonomous minibus. The project was part of the municipality’s climate initiative and was operational on 20 July 2018. 


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