The Future of Mercedes-Benz and Setra Buses Is Shaping in Turkey

Mercedes-Benz Türk Hoşdere R&D Center enables innovative ideas to come to life in the bus world with its work. Mercedes-Benz Türk, which received the R&D Center Certificate for the first time with the Hoşdere R&D Center established in 2009, with its Bus R&D team, interior equipment, bodywork, outer coating, electrical infrastructure of Mercedes-Benz and Setra brand buses all over the world, It works as a competence center for diagnostic systems and hardware durability tests.

Mercedes-Benz Türk Hoşdere R&D Center, which started its activities in 2009, plays an important role in shaping the future of Mercedes-Benz and Setra brand buses with its successful works.

Mercedes-Benz Türk Bus R&D team assumed important responsibilities in the R&D activities of Mercedes-Benz Tourrider, which was specially developed for the American market and produced at Mercedes-Benz Türk Hoşdere Bus Factory.

Operating in Mercedes-Benz Türk Hoşdere R&D Center, the Testing Department conducts road tests of Mercedes-Benz and Setra brand buses that will serve in different parts of the world all over Turkey and ensures that the buses are fully on the roads.

Mercedes-Benz Türk Hoşdere R&D Center, which also carries out the R&D studies of the zero-emission electric city bus Mercedes-Benz eCitaro, which plays a leading role in the field of travel, continues its updating and development activities.

Mercedes-Benz Türk Hoşdere R&D Center, which has signed many important projects since the day it started its activities, enables innovative ideas to come to life in the bus world with its work. Mercedes-Benz Türk, which received the R&D Center Certificate for the first time with the Hoşdere R&D Center established in 2009, with its Bus R&D team, interior equipment, bodywork, outer coating, electrical infrastructure of Mercedes-Benz and Setra brand buses all over the world, It works as a competence center for diagnostic systems and hardware durability tests.

Mercedes-Benz Türk Bus R&D team assumed important responsibilities in Mercedes-Benz Tourrider’s R&D activities.

Mercedes-Benz Türk Bus R&D team assumed important responsibilities in the R&D activities of Mercedes-Benz Tourrider, which was developed specifically for the North American market. In Mercedes-Benz Tourrider, where the raw material was chosen as stainless steel in accordance with the expectations of the market, high corrosion resistance was achieved. Analysis and tests were carried out according to new parameters for stainless steel, a new innovation in bus bodywork. In addition, the necessary applications for the maintenance and repair of the buses at authorized service centers were developed specifically for Mercedes-Benz Tourrider.

eCitaro’s R&D activities were carried out by Mercedes-Benz Türk R&D Center

R&D activities of Mercedes-Benz’s electric city bus eCitaro were also carried out by Mercedes-Benz Türk Hoşdere R&D Center. eCitaro; Within the scope of road tests, all systems and equipment were tested in terms of function and durability under different climate and customer usage conditions. In this context, the first prototype vehicle of eCitaro; It has been tested for 2 years, at a distance of approximately 140.000 km, for 10.000 hours in Turkey’s harsh climatic conditions and different driving conditions. Fully electric eCitaros, which have undergone rigorous tests within the scope of Turkey’s global responsibility, are in service in various European cities.

Road tests of Mercedes-Benz and Setra buses are carried out in Turkey

Operating in Mercedes-Benz Türk Hoşdere R&D Center, the Test Department carries out road tests of Mercedes-Benz and Setra buses. With the Hydropuls endurance test, which is the most advanced test in the field of bus production R&D in Turkey, the road conditions that the vehicle is exposed to for 1.000.000 km are simulated and tested.

In tests conducted all over Turkey, the durability of a newly produced bus in real road, climate and usage conditions before mass production is determined, while the function and durability of all systems and components of the vehicle are checked. Real-time information is collected and evaluated from each vehicle, which is pushed to its limits with different test scenarios, using special measurement systems through the numerous sensors on it. In addition, the vehicle is checked against possible problems with physical controls and various measurements made in all subsystems at predetermined periods. In this way, it is ensured that the necessary development and improvement scopes for the vehicle are determined and implemented while it is still in the testing phase.

Real-time communication with digital solutions

Virtual Reality (Virtual Reality) and Mixed-Reality (Mixed-Reality) technologies used in Hoşdere Bus R&D Center, which is equipped in accordance with Industry 4.0 conditions, allow R&D engineers working all over the world to work simultaneously within the Daimler Truck global network. allows. Thanks to this method, Daimler engineers in different locations around the world can meet in a virtual environment and develop a part in 3D as closest to reality. With the related method, 20 thousand completely digital parts have been developed so far.

The web-based “OMNIplus ONdrive” smartphone application, developed to facilitate the lives of bus drivers and to provide the necessary information and service, has the signature of the Mercedes-Benz Turkish Bus R&D team. While the application automates many tasks that drivers do on a daily basis; Thanks to the OMNIplus ONdrive application, it allows remote monitoring of many data such as fuel status, AdBlue and battery level.

Contribution to sustainability and circular economy with environmentally friendly solutions

The roof concept and textile air duct created for new urban vehicles in Daimler Buses buses globally were developed for the first time in Hoşdere R&D Center. Thanks to the new roof concept and textile air duct, lightness and practicality are provided in Mercedes-Benz buses, while efficiency is increased.

Within the scope of the usability of sustainable recycled materials in the automotive industry, the rear bumper of the Mercedes-Benz Intouro model was the first sample piece produced from the raw material obtained by recycling household waste.