Hyderabad, July 4 (KNN) The Union Minister of State Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh on Monday inaugurated TiHAN Testbed for Autonomous Navigation at IIT campus in Hyderabad.

It is funded by the Union Ministry of Science & Technology with a budget of Rs 130 crore. 

The Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation (TiHAN) is a multidisciplinary initiative, which will make India a global player in the futuristic and next generation “Smart Mobility" technology”.

It’s a state-of-the-art “Autonomous Navigation” facility to develop unmanned ground and aerial vehicles.

Interacting with start-ups, the minister keenly listened to the experience of the young start-ups, engaged in unmanned vehicle navigation projects and suggested that they should be linked with industry for further sustenance and growth.

He also appreciated that IIT Hyderabad has established a new Post-Graduation course of M.Tech in “Smart Mobility”.

Explaining the vision of TiHAN-IITH he said it aims to become a global player for next generation smart mobility technologies and the Ministry of Science & Technology has come forward to support this initiative, which will be a trendsetter for others as well.

TiHAN Testbed 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.  (KNN Bureau)