IAI TaxiBot

The TaxiBot is a semi-robotic, towbarless aircraft tractor developed by the Lahav Division of Israel Aerospace Industries. Its purpose is to move an aircraft from the terminal gate to the take-off area and back to the gate after landing, so that the aircraft engines need not run during those phases. The pilot keeps operational control from the cockpit using the standard pilot controls. A Narrow-Body model serves single-aisle aircraft such as the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 series, and a Wide-Body model is meant for twin-aisle types such as the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747. Certification tests were completed in July 2014, the first commercial dispatch tow was a Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Nuremberg on 25 November 2014, and Air India began regular use in Delhi in October 2019.