AT135 Autonom Tract — Autonomous Electric Baggage Tractor

The AT135 Autonom Tract is Charlatte Manutention's autonomous electric baggage tractor — a driverless derivative of the T135, the platform the OEM calls the world reference for baggage tractors. Developed under the Charlatte Autonom programme combining Charlatte's vehicle engineering with autonomous-driving specialist Navya, it is described by the OEM as a certified, versatile solution for complex outdoor and indoor environments at airports and industrial sites, with Level-4 autonomy delivered through GPS navigation and 3D lidar that requires no dedicated ground infrastructure.

Published specification: 25-tonne traction capacity and 1,800 daN hook strength (matching the top T135 rating), an 80 V / 400 Ah battery available in lead or lithium chemistry, 15 km/h maximum speed in autonomous mode and 25 km/h in manual mode, running Navya Driver software on the Navya sensor set. Dimensions are 3,270 mm long by 1,620 mm wide by 2,150 mm high. Supervision runs through the Navya Operate interface locally or remotely, with connection to fleet management systems and V2X technology — so autonomous tows appear inside the same operational picture as the manned fleet. The OEM cites certified obstacle detection and an active safety perimeter under continuous supervision (the specific certification standards are not named on the product page). Charlatte Autonom's offer spans project study through deployment and operational support.

For GCC operators the use case is concrete rather than futuristic: the repetitive bag-hall-to-stand and inter-terminal loops that consume driver hours around the clock, in summer apron temperatures that make cab time an occupational-health cost. A supervised Level-4 tractor on those fixed loops — with a manual mode retaining conventional flexibility — is one of the few autonomy propositions in GSE already deployed with a major airline ground operation in Europe, and it shares platform, parts and service network with any existing T135 fleet. Deployment scope, route certification and local regulatory approval are project-specific and defined with Charlatte Autonom at study stage.