IIT KGP & TUM to set up centre on Intelligent Transportation

IIT Kharagpur and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) will set up an Indo-German Collaborative Research Centre on Intelligent Transportation Systems.

The centre, to be set up at IIT Kharagpur campus, will promote research and industry cooperation between the two countries in the domain of transportation, an IIT KGP statement said here today.

This would include next generation cars, green transportation, seamlessly connected transportation medium, customization of advanced German transport solutions for the Indian scenario.

"The centre will be the first of its kind for TUM in India and raise our engagement with the country to a new level. In an increasingly global world, mobility is one of the key challenges, which the centre will address for the benefit of both countries," Director of TU, Munich International Center Dr Harald Olk said on signing an MoU in this regard on Saturday.

Dean Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy at IIT Kharagpur, Prof Pallab Dasgupta said "This will open up opportunities for us to bring our expertise in software and artificial intelligence towards partnering in challenges of transportation planning and regulation..."