Karsan is on its way to becoming a global brand

Progressive Turkish bus manufacturer Karsan, is well on its way to becoming a global brand with its vision of being “One Step Ahead in the Future of Mobility”, has added a new one to its global firsts. Karsan Autonomous e-ATAK, the world’s first and only Level-4 autonomated bus carrying ticketed passengers in open traffic, will now become Sweden’s first driverless vehicle. 

Karsan Autonomous e-ATAK will start passenger service in August 2025 as part of a project implemented in Sweden by Karsan and Adastec in cooperation with Västtrafik, Vy Buss and Applied Autonomy, which will provide an uninterrupted and efficient transportation solution in the Garda region of the city by connecting Gothenburg’s Central Station to Liseberg Station. Stating that the Autonomous e-ATAK has been supporting public transportation in different parts of the world since 2021, Karsan CEO Okan Baş said, “Karsan Autonomous e-ATAK, our first level-4 autonomous bus carrying ticketed passengers in open traffic in Norway and Finland, will now break new ground in Sweden’s public transportation. To date, we have gained a great deal of experience with the 100,000 kilometers we have covered and the 35,000 passengers we have transported with our autonomous vehicle. This experience and the feedback we receive from our customers enable us to produce more innovative solutions every day and to continuously go further by breaking our limits. We will continue to shape the future by reinforcing our leadership in the sector in autonomous technology.” Commenting on the subject, Dr. Ali Ufuk Peker, CEO of ADASTEC, said, “I am very proud to have launched Sweden’s first SAE Level-4 autonomated public transport bus in cooperation with Västtrafik, Vy Buss, Karsan and Applied Autonomy. In this journey, which we started about three years ago by realizing a “world first” in Europe and America, we have successfully put into service our buses carrying ticketed passengers on roads open to traffic with our autonomous driving software in many European cities and continue to do so.”