Aurrigo unveils autonomous Auto-Dolly for airports

The vehicles from the Coventry-based self-driving vehicle specialists can navigate autonomously between tasks, collecting and dropping off items using a powered roller deck and the ability to ‘crab’ sideways when docking and parallel parking.

Autonomous baggage dolly takes off at Heathrow

All-weather running is achieved by weather-hardened sensors and software processes that allow the Auto-Dolly to operate in snow, heavy rain, direct sunlight and fog.

A recent trial at Heathrow and a digital-twinning project with a Far Eastern airport have proven that this technology can reduce the number of traditional tugs and trailers used to transport cargo and luggage by two thirds, as well as cut carbon emissions.

“The aviation sector is going through one of the worst periods in living memory. When it emerges, it will need to explore ways where it can achieve cost savings and increase operational efficiencies, including turning around planes and getting them away on time,” said David Keene, chief executive of Aurrigo.