IIT Madras Inks MoU with ZF Commercial Vehicle Control System for Mobility and Intelligent Transportation

New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras inks a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with ZF Commercial Vehicle Control System to discuss the various aspects of Mobility and Intelligent Transportation (MInT).

As a part of this collaboration, IIT Madras and ZF Commercial Vehicle Control System aims to build the Bharat Multi-Modal Mobility Stack (BM3S), a digital mobility infrastructure to develop solutions for sustainable and intelligent transportation systems worldwide.

Informing about this initiative, Mr. P. Kaniappan, Managing Director, ZF Commercial Vehicles Solutions India Limited stated “This collaboration with IITM is a definitive step towards addressing challenges of modern mobility. BM3S has the potential to revolutionize how we approach transportation in India and the world, and we are excited to be a part of this groundbreaking initiative and in the overall greater digital mobility.”

Key Highlights of IIT Madras and ZF Commercial Collaboration

This collaboration aims to co-create a digital platform that will develop system solutions aligned with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including:

• Sustainable Transport (11.2): Achieve a 50% reduction in total transport emissions.
• Accident Prevention (3.6): Reduce fatalities by 50%.
• Energy Efficiency (7.3): Ensure 50% of all transport comes from net-zero modes.

BM3S will work for advancements in electric vehicles, autonomous driving, and intelligent transportation systems, significantly focusing on safety, sustainability, and equity. It aims to seamlessly integrate data streams, payment systems, vehicle technologies, and digital twin models.

Views on Collaboration

A. Ganesamoorthy, Head of Engineering at CVS R&D, Region India stated that the collaboration aims to facilitate the creation of system solutions to enable mobility and intelligent transport, using digital infrastructure as the innovation engine.

Prof. Gitakrishnan Ramadurai, Faculty In-charge, MInT Collaborative, IIT Madras, said: “The Bharat Multi-Modal Mobility Stack is a digital platform to foster the “Build for India, Solve for the World” Goals. It defines mobility as a digital public good and serves as a benchmark for standardizing, developing and deploying mobility tools and services for a billion and more.”

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