HORIBA MIRA and TIER IV Collaborate to Fuel Autonomous Driving Deployments in UK and Europe
HORIBA MIRA, a core member of the HORIBA Group responsible for automotive engineering and testing business (Headquarters: Nuneaton, UK; Managing Executive: Roisin Hopkins, hereinafter “HORIBA MIRA”), and TIER IV, the pioneering force behind open-source software for autonomous driving (Headquarters: Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan; CEO: Shinpei Kato, hereinafter “TIER IV”), have initiated a collaborative project to accelerate the development and deployment of autonomous driving technologies in the United Kingdom and Europe. Through this collaboration, HORIBA MIRA will provide access to its facilities and engineering expertise, while TIER IV will focus on expanding its autonomous driving technologies and vehicle deployments throughout these regions. HORIBA MIRA and TIER IV share a common vision to make autonomous driving technology accessible to all, contributing to a safer, smarter, and more sustainable society. The collaboration’s first initiative will be the deployment of an autonomous bus project on HORIBA MIRA’s Proving Ground, aiming to explore and demonstrate Level 4 autonomous operation within the coming years at the company’s state-of-the-art MIRA Tech Park —one of Europe’s largest and most advanced hubs for mobility research and development.