NEW DELHI – The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Technology Innovation Hub for Autonomous Navigation (TiHAN) at IIT Hyderabad to collaborate on next-generation autonomous navigation solutions. The partnership aims to leverage the combined strengths and expertise of both organisations to develop safe, smart and advanced mobility solutions, particularly for last-mile connectivity in major metropolitan areas and public transport systems in Tier II and Tier III cities.
TiHAN is a Technology Innovation Hub established under the Department of Science and Technology’s National Mission on Cyber Physical Systems, focusing on the development of autonomous navigation and data acquisition systems for ground vehicles, robots, unmanned aerial vehicles and other autonomous platforms. The MoU was signed by Shri Shobhan Chaudhuri, Advisor (R&D), DMRC, and Dr. Santosh Reddy, Hub Executive Officer, TiHAN, in the presence of Dr. Vikas Kumar, Managing Director, DMRCL, Shri Manuj Singhal, Director (Infrastructure), other DMRC directors, and senior faculty members from IIT Hyderabad, including Prof. Malla Reddy and Prof. P. Rajalakshmi.
