The institute was given a project on autonomous vehicles by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) under National Mission for Cyber-Physical systems.
IIT Hyderabad to test country's first ever passenger drone soon
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad has said that it will test the first-ever autonomous passenger vehicle in a week's time. While speaking on the same, IIT Hyderabad Director Professor B S Murty said that "a team of faculty and students have been working on the project for a long time now. Since their work was nearing completion, the IIT Hyderabad is planning to test the drone at the campus in a week's time."
It must be noted that the institute was given a project on autonomous vehicles by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) under National Mission for Cyber-Physical systems.
The Director further said that the passenger drone vehicles will be used in small areas like companies, and educational campuses, as reported by Telangana today. "The passenger drone vehicles will be of great use when areas like North Eastern area witness landslides because they would be handy in the rescue operations. As the Indian Government is resolved to make India self-reliant in Science and Technology, the DST is encouraging the institutes like IIT-H to develop autonomous aerial, water and road vehicles," the Director said.
Meanwhile, the design department of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad is all set to organise an exhibition of Personal Aerial Vehicles named “World of PAVs” today; i.e. June 24, 2022. The exhibition will be inaugurated by the director of IIT Hyderabad, Professor B S Murty. The institute will conduct the exhibition at 12 pm in the glass foyer, the ground floor of IIT Hyderabad. The exhibition is the outcome of practice-based research by PhD scholar Priyabrata Rautray.
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