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AeroVect

AeroVect builds AI-powered autonomy for airport ground support equipment to reduce ramp labor dependency, improve safety, and increase turnaround reliability. It focuses on making baggage and cargo tractor movements autonomous by combining real-time perception, rules-based airside driving behavior, and operational monitoring so airlines and ground handlers can move bags and cargo more predictably with fewer incidents.

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USA

FUNDING STAGE

Series A

KEY OFFERINGS

  • AeroVect Driver: Self-driving system for baggage and cargo tractors, designed for airside rules and complex ramp interactions (including aircraft crossings) and intended to work across mixed GSE fleets.

  • Autonomy deployment stack: Turnkey autonomy positioned around reliability, safety, and predictable service levels for ground handling operations.

  • Airport mapping and digital-twin kit (Explorer): Rapid airport mapping approach used to build airside driving data and operational models to support autonomy rollout.

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COUNTRY

USA

FUNDING STAGE

Series A

KEY OFFERINGS

  • AeroVect Driver: Self-driving system for baggage and cargo tractors, designed for airside rules and complex ramp interactions (including aircraft crossings) and intended to work across mixed GSE fleets.

  • Autonomy deployment stack: Turnkey autonomy positioned around reliability, safety, and predictable service levels for ground handling operations.

  • Airport mapping and digital-twin kit (Explorer): Rapid airport mapping approach used to build airside driving data and operational models to support autonomy rollout.

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In 2022, dnata partnered with AeroVect to pilot AeroVect Driver equipped baggage and cargo tractors at Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC), with a stated scale target of equipping up to 100 tractors as the program expands, aiming to improve ramp productivity and reduce reliance on human drivers for towing operations.

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In 2022, dnata partnered with AeroVect to pilot AeroVect Driver equipped baggage and cargo tractors at Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC), with a stated scale target of equipping up to 100 tractors as the program expands, aiming to improve ramp productivity and reduce reliance on human drivers for towing operations.