Deployment record · DEP-NL-002
Zelfrijdende shuttle Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RET lijn 533)
Rotterdam (Meijersplein — Rotterdam The Hague Airport), Netherlands · Supervised testing
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CountryNetherlands
LocationRotterdam (Meijersplein — Rotterdam The Hague Airport)
StatusSupervised testing
Service typepublic transport contracted
Status as of14 Aug 2026
Record confidenceMedium
Fleet size2
Actual start1 Aug 2025
Operating scope
Fixed 5 km public-road route between a metro station and an airport terminal, mixed traffic, low complexity by design; cameras, radar and lidar; wheelchair accessible; 20 passengers plus baggage
ADS developer
ADASTEC
Verified ADS developer profiles
Evidence
Last record update: 14 Aug 2026. “Not established” means the field was not verified in the available research; it is not a confirmed absence.
- **RDW news, 11 July 2025 — *RDW verleent goedkeuring aan eerste zelfrijdende bus op de openbare weg in Nederland*** (Prototyperegeling; qualified safety driver always present) SRC-NL-36
- *Voorbereidingen automatisch rijdende bus Meijersplein–RTHA van start* (Mar 2024) SRC-NL-37
- *Eerste zelfrijdende bus verbindt metro met Rotterdam The Hague Airport* — passenger service from 1 Aug 2025; line 533 SRC-NL-38
- Project record *Shuttle Rotterdam The Hague Airport* — Karsan bus, Adastec ADS, Applied Autonomy fleet management, operator performance figures SRC-NL-39
- *The Netherlands trials first self-driving bus on route to Rotterdam The Hague airport* (17 Jul 2025) SRC-NL-40
- Project index — five DAM projects with locations and dates; **no 2026 project listed** SRC-NL-41