"Karsan has announced its first U.S. order for ten Autonomous e-Jests, marking the start of the model's deployment in North America. The vehicles will enter service from 2026 in the Atlanta area and Central Florida. The newly-launched autonomous e-Jest was presented to the U.S. market shortly before the order announcement, following its European premiere at Busworld Europe 2025."
"The vehicles will represent the first fleet of fully electric, autonomous minibuses for public road use in the U.S., Karsan says. The collaboration follows Karsan's earlier success in Europe, where its Autonomous e-Atak model has accumulated over 150,000 kilometers of real-world operation. The e-Jest now integrates the same Level 4 automation platform developed by Adastec, adapted to the smaller, more agile 6-meter bus designed for dense urban areas."
Karsan received a U.S. order for ten Autonomous e-Jests to begin service in the Atlanta area and Central Florida from 2026. The six-meter electric minibus appeared publicly in Orlando and at the Florida Autonomous Vehicle Summit. The e-Jest integrates Adastec's Level 4 automation platform adapted from the larger Autonomous e-Atak, which logged over 150,000 km in Europe. Karsan has produced over 10,000 Jest family vehicles worldwide, including more than 1,000 electric units. The autonomous e-Jest features a 135 kW motor, 88 kWh battery with up to 210 km range, fast charging under 90 minutes, and 23 sensors.
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