FEV Turkey Engineers Develop Level 4 Automated Driving Functions for TRAGGER Electric Utility Vehicles

Author: Marius Strasdat

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Istanbul, Turkey, July 2021 – FEV Turkey engineers have developed automated driving functions for TRAGGER, a new generation of battery electric service vehicles, which are aimed at cargo and people transportation in various commercial and industrial settings. Production will take place at TRAGGER’s facility in Bursa, Turkey.

In their original, non-autonomous state, the TRAGGER vehicles offer a load capacity of 700 kg (1,543 lbs.) and the ability to tow as much as two tons. When loaded, the 3.1 meters long TRAGGERs can handle a gradient of up to 17 percent and offer turning circles of 2.8 meters in diameter for superior maneuverability. TRAGGER vehicles come with two speed modes to select fast or slow velocities. A full charge can be obtained in just six hours with a traditional main current of 220V, and the Quick-Drop battery pack makes for efficient serviceability.

With their robust infrastructure, powertrain, suspension, brake, and steering systems, TRAGGER Pro series vehicles represented an ideal platform for FEV Turkey’s engineers to provide, install and calibrate hardware and software that ultimately provide Level 4 automated driving features.

Based on extensive experience and simulations, FEV Turkey’s sensor set for TRAGGER’s vehicles consists of seven LiDAR sensors, one radar device and one camera. Thanks to this setup, the vehicle can detect a 360 degree surrounding environment, separate moving objects up to 80 meters away, and calculate the probability of collision. Thanks to the high-resolution camera and AI-based image processing algorithms, the ability to parse features such as lanes, pedestrians, and obstacles allows the vehicle to move more safely in heavy traffic environment.

“New technologies are rapidly changing mobility, and here electrification, automated driving and connectivity elements stand out. Collecting experiences on the TRAGGER vehicle helped a great deal to accelerate R&D outputs,” said Dr. Taner Göçmez, Managing Director of FEV Turkey. “Also, FEV Turkey used TRAGGER vehicles for the development of highly automated driving functions to enable vehicle self-operation in a geo-fenced area. In addition, a wide range of Level 2 functions are in focus as well. These include advanced emergency braking, adaptive cruise control with stop and go function, lane keeping assistant, blind spot detection, parking assistant and forward collision warning.”

Autonomous driving tests of the TRAGGER prototypes are scheduled to take place in Bilişim Vadisi. Thanks to the software infrastructure and FEV designed connection module, the vehicle will be controlled over the internet network and critical data will be collected in a cloud environment.

“After developing automated driving functions for several other automotive and commercial applications, the TRAGGER vehicle project aligns perfectly with our goal to advance safe, sustainable, and easy-to-operate mobility solutions,” said Göçmez. “This is an excellent example of leveraging global resources to enhance technological capabilities in Turkey.”

“There is a great demand abroad for the advanced and environmentally-friendly vehicles we are producing. By adding elements such as smart driving and AI features to the existing vehicles, we aim to increase our export target in 2022 and believe they will be well-received in the global market,” said Saffet Çakmak, Founding Partner of TRAGGER.

About FEV

FEV has always pushed the limits.
FEV is a globally leading engineering provider in the automotive industry and internationally recognized leader of innovation across different sectors and industries. Professor Franz Pischinger laid the foundations by combining his background in academia and engineering with a great vision for continual progress. The company has supplied solutions and strategy consulting to the world’s largest automotive OEMs and has supported customers through the entire transportation and mobility ecosystem.

As the world continues to evolve, so does FEV.
That’s why FEV is unleashing its technological and strategic expertise into other areas, applying its forward thinking to the aerospace and energy sectors. Thanks to its software and system expertise, the company also leads the way making intelligent solutions available to everyone. FEV brings together the brightest minds from different backgrounds and specialties to find new solutions for both current and future challenges.

But FEV won’t stop there.
Looking ahead, FEV continues to push the limits of innovation. With its highly qualified 7,000 employees at more than 40 locations globally, FEV imagines solutions that don’t just meet today’s needs but tomorrow’s. Ultimately, FEV keeps evolving – to a better, cleaner future built on sustainable mobility, energy and software that drives everything. For the company’s partners, its people and the world.

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About TRAGGER

With more than 20 years of engineering and design experience and expertise in the automotive field, TRAGGER provides solutions to the needs of different service areas with 100% new generation electric vehicles. TRAGGER New Generation Electric Service Vehicles, which have been brought to life by combining advanced engineering, R&D and design since 2018, are produced in Bursa, Hasanağa Industrial Zone. TRAGGER Pro Series vehicles with their ideal dimensions and high working performance, stand out as the most ideal vehicles of their segment for cargo transportation and maintenance services, especially at airports, factories, closed areas, campuses, and ports. TRAGGER T-Car for transfer purposes, on the other hand, has the ability to transport personnel and cargo in touristic facilities, hotels, holiday villages, campuses, city hospitals, airports, factories, closed areas, ports.

About FEV Turkey

FEV Turkey provides turnkey engineering solutions in the automotive sector in the areas of vehicle development, software, automated driving, conventional and electrical propulsion systems development. The company is part of FEV Group and was established in December 2011 and operates from ITU ARI Teknokent, Technopark Istanbul, Bilisim Vadisi and METU Technopark offices. With its experienced 220 experts, it provides professional engineering services to local and global innovative engineering and R&D projects in the field of vehicle and propulsion systems.

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