What is ArSim? SimBT’s land vehicle simulator

Quick answer: ArSim is the land vehicle driving simulator of SimBT. The system trains and assesses all land vehicle drivers, including disabled and at-risk drivers, in virtual environments with varying traffic density, signalling, weather and road conditions. The same product family also contains TSim, a train simulator developed to the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) network that includes a 640 kilometre route.

What does ArSim do?

According to the official product page, ArSim moves driver training and driver assessment into the simulator environment. The behaviours the system measures include lane, traffic light and speed violations; collisions with vehicles and pedestrians; pressing the accelerator and the brake at the same time; overtaking and turning without indicating; abrupt acceleration and braking; insufficient clutch depression; driving at high engine speed; irregular gear changes; and average and total fuel consumption together with total carbon emissions. The company states that these measurements are “more economical” than training carried out with a real vehicle.

In the SSB 2026 catalogue the product is listed under the name “SimBT-ARSIM land vehicle simulator”. Archive records show the product named as a “driver assessment and training simulator” and mentioned alongside an unmanned ground vehicle training simulator project (İKAS).

Who it is for: simulators in driver training

Driving simulators are used in driving schools, fleet operators, municipal and public transport undertakings and in military driver training. The main contribution of a simulator to training is that risky scenarios, such as a pedestrian stepping out, bad weather or night driving, can be repeated without the risk of a real vehicle. ArSim’s coverage of disabled drivers positions the product on the driver assessment side. Which institutions use ArSim is not officially disclosed.

Driving simulator on a motion platform built on hydraulic legs, with a real police car inside the cabin — An example of a driving simulator with a motion platform; a real vehicle has been placed inside the cabin. Photo: Pionic / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

The second product in the family: the TSim train simulator

TSim, in the land family, is a desktop type train driver training simulator. According to the official page it aims to give train drivers experience over a 640 kilometre rail route in the correct use of cab controls, driving a train in all road and climate conditions, operating procedures, speed limits, safe driving in line with the traffic systems on the TCDD network, and clearing electrification faults. The route being referenced to the TCDD network shows that the product was developed to Turkish railway operations; delivery details are not officially disclosed.

Three-dimensional railway scene with freight wagons on the track, village houses and a mosque with a minaret — A section of the virtual route in the train simulation, with freight wagons and the settlement pattern modelled. Source: simbt.com.tr

Technical table

Item	ArSim	TSim
Target user	Land vehicle drivers (including disabled and at-risk drivers)	Train drivers
Environment	Variable traffic, weather, pedestrian and road conditions	640 km route referenced to the TCDD network
Measurement	Violations, collisions, fuel consumption, carbon emissions	Driving skill, operating procedures, fault clearance
Visual infrastructure	The company’s image generator and virtual environment tools (the SimRealize chain)

Both simulators rely on the visual side on the company’s SimRealize image generator and the SimEdit-SimWorld tool chain; hardware configurations are not officially disclosed.

Frequently asked questions

Which vehicle types does ArSim cover?

The official page uses the phrase “all land vehicle drivers”; a list of vehicle types (car, truck, armoured vehicle) is not officially disclosed.

Is ArSim a military simulator?

The product page is written in the language of civilian driver training. An unmanned ground vehicle training simulator project is listed separately in the archive; the relationship between the two is not officially disclosed.

Does TCDD use TSim?

The route was modelled to the TCDD network and TCDD appears among the company’s reference logos; contract details are not officially disclosed.

Does ArSim have a motion platform?

Motion platform information is not officially disclosed; TSim is described as “desktop type”.

Where are these simulators supplied from?

Directly from SimBT; product brochures are published on the official website. For all products see the SimBT product guide.

Sources and verification note

Product information is a manufacturer statement; points with no usage or delivery data are indicated in the text. Undisclosed data has been marked “Not officially disclosed.” Accessed: August 12, 2026.