TIER IV and TUM bring Autoware-based research to autonomous city bus development in Munich

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TUM Autoware Research Center by TIER IV applies experience from Japan to a full-size European city bus TOKYO, Nov. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TIER IV, the pioneering force behind…

TUM Autoware Research Center by TIER IV applies experience from Japan to a full-size European city bus

TOKYO, Nov. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TIER IV, the pioneering force behind Autoware, the world's leading open-source software for autonomous driving, and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) announced that the recently established TUM Autoware Research Center by TIER IV will support TUM's development of an Autoware-based autonomous driving system for a full-size city bus at the German Center for Future Mobility (DZM) Munich site.

The initiative marks an early real-world application of the multi-year strategic research collaboration launched by TIER IV and TUM in October 2026. Through the research center, TUM will draw on experience from Autoware-based autonomous bus deployments in Japan to adapt the software stack to a new vehicle platform and Munich's urban operating environment.

The work forms part of RISE, a consortium project led by TUM that is laying the scientific, technical, organization and regulatory groundwork for autonomous buses and shuttles to enter regular public-transport operation. MAN Truck & Bus (MAN) is equipping the city bus with autonomous-driving actuation and low-level software, while TUM is providing the sensor setup and developing the Autoware-based autonomous driving system. Following controlled testing, real-world operations are planned on MVG service routes with safety personnel on board.

"The research center was established to help TUM connect open research with real-world deployment," said Shinpei Kato, founder and CEO of TIER IV. "By making experience from Autoware-based bus services in Japan available to this work, we aim to support TUM in advancing open, safe and scalable autonomous public transport in Europe."

"The German Federal Ministry of Transport has supported the German Center for Future Mobility (DZM) Munich project, with a project volume of €20 million for three years to develop an automated city bus with MAN and MVG," said…

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