In a statement, Zurich Airport announced that it has been preparing the project with the Chinese company WeRide since March 2025.
The first fully automated trips took place in early September.
However, employees from the partner companies Swissport and Krummen Kerzers monitor operations from a remote cockpit and can intervene if needed.
The current step now corresponds to the targeted automation level, Level 4, the officials emphasise.
In doing so, we are creating the conditions, not only for ourselves but also for our partners, for the safe deployment of automated vehicles at the airport.”