Changi Airport Group trials Aurrigo’s new autonomous baggage handling vehicle
Changi Airport Group (CAG) has partnered with Aurrigo International plc (Aurrigo) to trial the newest version of its Auto-DollyTug, an electric-powered autonomous vehicle, at Changi airport.
Aurrigo’s latest Auto-DollyTug, which has new ground handling capabilities and is ‘more manoeuvrable’, will be put through different scenarios to assess its efficiency and speed when it comes to aircraft turnaround times.
According to Aurrigo, the latest Auto-DollyTug can rotate in its own length and, using the groundbreaking sideways drive system, move directly sideways and slide into tight spaces, enabling the swift delivery of a single unit load device (ULD) even when other ground support equipment (GSE) is in place at the aircraft.
In an industry first, the latest version also features Aurrigo’s auto-loading and release management system that adds bi-directional robotic arms to the body to allow the vehicle to autonomously load and unload the ULD from itself.
In a statement, Professor David Keene, CEO at Aurrigo, said: “Auto-DollyTug is the result of clean sheet of paper thinking, as we didn’t just want a modified conventional tractor that could tow some dollies to an area near the aircraft without a driver.
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