TiHAN-IIT Hyderabad and NATRAX have signed an agreement to work together in the field of autonomous navigation testing facilities. NATRAX is a world-class automotive proving ground that was set up under the National Automotive Board (NAB) by the Government of India’s Ministry of Heavy Industries. The collaboration aims to upskill human resources in the field of automated driving by utilizing technical expertise, infrastructure, training, capacity-building programs, and advanced skills and mentoring as per the requirements of the automotive industry in the field of ADAS.
The TiHAN Testbed is a cutting-edge facility for testing and certifying various use cases for autonomous vehicles. It is the first of its kind in India. The collaboration between TiHAN-IIT Hyderabad and NATRAX will help both organizations grow together and make India “Atmavirbhar.” Prof B S Murty, Director, IITH, expressed his delight on the occasion, stating that the collaboration between TiHAN-IITH and NATRAX is a magnificent event that has started a long-term relationship between the organizations.
Dr Manish Jaiswal, Director, NATRAX, also expressed enthusiasm for this important partnership, stating that the collaboration will eventually bring together vehicle testing expertise of NATRAX and Research and Technology Expertise of IIT Hyderabad to bring innovations and solutions for the industry in all emerging areas of Automotive Technology. The Partnership has opened avenues for endless possibilities to collaborate and create solutions for various existing and upcoming challenges of the automotive industry and the larger mobility ecosystem.
Prof P Rajalakshmi, Project Director, TiHAN-IITH, discussed the plan to take collaboration forward, saying that TiHAN at IITH is working towards the vision of being the destination of next-generation mobility solutions providing a collaborative research platform for academia, industry, and R&D labs at both national and international levels. Future collaborative works between NATRAX and TiHAN-IITH include webinars, training, and capacity building programs along with joint collaborations for excelling in the development of testing facilities for automated driving systems.
