AI driverless buses started in India, know everything

Now the world must have heard a lot about the driverless vehicles being tested and used outside India, but now driverless vehicles are being used in India as well. Yes, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad has started AI based driverless buses in its campus. These autonomous shuttles prepared by the Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation (TiHAN) have provided better facilities in the campus. This step is a big leap in the sector of smart mobility in India. The TiHAN team led by Professor P Rajalakshmi has prepared these self-driving vehicles. More than 10 thousand passengers have traveled in these vehicles so far, out of which 90 percent were satisfied during this time. Let’s know about it in detail.

These automatic shuttles are available in 6 seater and 14 seater electric variants. They have been given Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), with which these buses can run easily in their surrounding environment. Let us tell you that these buses can detect obstacles as well as maintain distance from other vehicles and pedestrians. This technology has been certified at Technology Readiness Level 9 (TRL-9), so that it can be easily used in the real world.

Apart from the IIT Hyderabad campus, TiHAN can bring change in the Indian mobility sector with its innovation. It has been established as India’s first autonomous navigation testbed hub. It is a special facility for testing and verification of autonomous technology in Indian driving conditions before public use. This testing center will serve as a testbed for industry collaboration that will provide advanced infrastructure and data to help companies and researchers develop autonomous solutions. Apart from this, TiHAN is promoting next generation innovators through special programs in artificial intelligence and machine learning.