- Ministry of Science & Technology has inaugurated âTechnology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigationâ or TiHAN, in IIT- Hyderabad, which is a first âAutonomous Navigationâ facility.
- It is seen as one of the steps toward Indiaâs vision of âAtmanibhar Bharatâ, âSkill Indiaâ and âDigital Indiaâ.
TiHAN
- It is a multidisciplinary initiative, which aims at making India a global player in the futuristic and next-generation âSmart Mobilityâ technology.
- The multi-departmental initiative includes researchers from electrical, computer science, mechanical and aerospace, civil, mathematics.
- At present, there is no such testbed facility in India to evaluate the autonomous navigation of vehicles. Therefore, it is envisioned to address this gap by developing a fully functional and exemplary testbed facility dedicated to Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs).
- Connected vehicles use technology to either communicate with each other, connect with traffic signals, signs, and other road items, or obtain data from a cloud. This information exchange helps with safety and improves traffic flow.
- What is the Significance of this Step?
- It will provide a unique platform for high quality research between academia, industry and R&D labs both at the national and international level, thus making India a global leader in autonomous navigation technologies.
- Indiaâs mobility sector is one of the worldâs largest markets and the TiHAN – IITHÂ will be the source of futuristic technology generation for autonomous vehicles.
- The TiHAN-IITH testbed on Autonomous Navigations (Aerial & Terrestrial) will allow us to test the next generation autonomous navigation technologies accurately and allow faster technology development and global market penetration.
SOURCE: THE HINDU,THE ECONOMIC TIMES,MINT