Bilişim Vadisi Has Started Autonomy Tests
Tragger, the new generation 100% electric utility task vehicle, is now being transformed into a driverless vehicle by Turkish engineers. Tragger Autonomy tests are starting in Türkiye’s technology and innovation base, Bilişim Vadisi, which hosted Robotaxi Autonomous Vehicle Races, and which involves FEV in its ecosystem. Tragger is expected to be commercialized in 2022 and will make its debut in the European and American markets.
POWERS HAVE BEEN COMBINED
FEV Türkiye, which provides engineering services in the fields of vehicle development, software, autonomous driving, developing conventional and electrical thrust systems, and Tragger, which develops electrical vehicles with domestic and national resources in Bursa, have united forces in Bilişim Vadisi. The work to make Tragger utility task vehicles, named after the company, driverless has started.
IT WILL BE UPGRADED TO LEVEL 4
Tragger-branded vehicles are carrying loads and people at factories, storage, airports, campuses, and ports. Electrical Tragger vehicles produced at Bursa Hasanağa Organized Industrial Zone will be upgraded to level 4 autonomy by FEV Türkiye. A sensor set consisting of seven lidars, one radar, and one camera was designed to meet this goal.
THE INTERNET WILL BE USED TO COMMAND IT
With these sensors, the vehicle will be able to perceive the environment up to 360°. And it will be able to distinguish moving objects up to eighty meters and calculate the possibility of collision. Thanks to its hi-def camera and artificial intelligence-based image processing algorithms, it will be able to distinguish lanes, walkers, and obstacles. Through its software infrastructure and network module, the vehicle will be able to be commanded through the internet network and the data will be able to be collected in a cloud environment.
IT WILL MAKE ITS OWN DECISION
Dr. Taner Göçmez, General Manager of FEV Türkiye has stated that they equipped the vehicle with optical sensors, a camera, and radar and said, “We are improving the integration of the sensors, the software that will allow the vehicle to decide on its own when going from A point to the B point by adjusting the gas and brake and to stop when it encounters an obstacle and the other autonomous driving functions.”
THE DEMAND CAME FROM COSTUMERS
Saffet Çakmak, the co-founder of Tragger stated that the vehicle is already being used to carry people and load in factories’ logistic areas where control is easier and expressed that “We saw that autonomation is easier in these areas. And our potential customers have started to demand this. The support from Bilişim Vadisi has made us proud.”
MARKET STUDIES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED
Ali Serdar Emre, the co-founder of Tragger expressed that they have a silent, eco-friendly vehicle with high maneuverability and said, “Autonomy will arrive upon the scene. Therefore, we are excited. We are aiming to launch this at specific places we have commercially determined in the first quarter of 2022. We have started working in the markets we determined, such as Europe, the US, the Middle East, and Northern Africa.”
Tragger vehicles can carry 700 kg of load and pull two tons. It can climb a 17% slope when loaded. The vehicle can travel at two speeds: fast or slow. The vehicle’s battery can reach 100% battery with a conventional power current of 220V in 6 hours.
TURNKEY ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS
FEV Türkiye, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, is providing services of hybrid and electric vehicle systems, vehicle electronics, software development, functional security, autonomous driving, motor, transmission, vehicle development, and integration and calibration of these technologies, and verification. With its local and global turnkey projects, it exports engineering from its offices at ITU ARI Technopolis, Technopark Istanbul, Bilişim Vadisi, and METU Technopolis.
IT IS PRODUCING DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL VEHICLE
Tragger is a company based in Bursa that has been providing engineering and design services for over 20 years in the automotive field. The company, which is producing 100% electric vehicles, is producing several models for different areas, from airports to factories. Tragger vehicles, which are also used for carrying people alongside carrying a load, are attracting attention with their domestic capital, design, and engineering.