TIER IV won a grant from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to run autonomous bus trials in Saudi Arabia and adapt its open source autonomous-driving software, Autoware, to desert conditions and right-hand traffic. The award comes under a METI programme for joint technology projects in the Global South and will also fund local talent schemes, as Saudi Arabia aims for 15 percent of its public transport to be autonomous by 2030. Automotive World said that target gives TIER IV a market large enough to justify retraining its system for local roads.
Japan funds TIER IV autonomous bus project in Saudi Arabia
TIER IV won a grant from Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to run autonomous bus trials in Saudi Arabia and adapt its open source autonomous-driving software, Autoware, to desert conditions and right-hand traffic. The award comes under a METI programme for joint technology projects in the Global South and will also fund local talent schemes, as Saudi Arabia aims for 15 percent of its public transport to be autonomous by 2030. Automotive World said that target gives TIER IV a market large enough to justify retraining its system for local roads.
Source: Automotiveworld