(Globes) Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has entered an agreement with KSU of India for operating TaxiBot vehicles at New Delhi and Mumbai airports. TaxiBot is a semi-robotic vehicle which is controlled by the pilot to taxi the airplane from the terminal to the runway with no use of the aircraft's main engines. TaxiBot saves 85% of the fuel consumed during standard taxiing and reduces noise levels and pollution. Moreover, it reduces foreign object damage by 50%, as foreign objects can't be sucked into the aircraft engines if they are not running.
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