Zürich Airport has put two fully automated electric shuttle buses into service on its grounds. The vehicles are operating at Level 4 autonomy, meaning they can handle all driving tasks in the defined operational area without human intervention. The airport says this makes it one of the first in Europe to test such a system in a real airport environment.
Because the shuttles are electric, the deployment fits into broader efforts to cut emissions from ground transport. The absence of a human safety monitor also points toward lower operating costs and the potential for scaling autonomous electric fleets in similar settings.
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