MUMBAI, India, July 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411096251 A) filed by Mercedes-Benz Group AG on December 06, 2024, for A Testing Tunnel System.

Inventors include Vivek Dhoot; Raghul Manogaran; Sunil Nikam; and Veekshith Vishwanath.

The application for the patent was published on July 24, 2026, under issue no. 30/2026.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a testing tunnel system (100) for evaluating one or more sensors (208) performance to be mounted on autonomous vehicle. The system (100) comprises a tunnel-shaped structure (102) simulating real-world tunnel environments, a primary moveable platform mounted with the sensors (208) under test, and a plurality of secondary moveable targets (...