Team AVERERA
Project Objective
The mission of Team AVERERA, a student-led research and development team from IIT (BHU) Varanasi, is to accelerate the future of sustainable and autonomous mobility tailored for Indian roads. Currently focused on their urban concept vehicle Shivaay and a full-scale prototype test platform, the team aims to demonstrate SAE Level-3 autonomy in challenging, real-world traffic scenarios using in-house developed drive-by-wire, localization, path planning, and perception systems.
Website: teamaverera.com
Contributors
The project was performed as part of a student research team of Indian Institute of Technology (B.H.U.), Varanasi. The team members can be found here.
Abstract
Team AVERERA develops advanced electric and autonomous vehicle technologies with a strong emphasis on system integration and real-world validation. The team has successfully engineered lightweight vehicles with carbon-fiber monocoques and low-drag geometries, such as Shivaay, which achieved a drag coefficient of 0.106 and passed all 2023 Shell Eco-marathon safety and technical inspections. Their work spans stereo-LiDAR sensor fusion, emergency braking systems, UWB-based localization, and health-assistance subsystems—all tested on-road using custom-built autonomous prototypes.
Key contributions to the autonomy stack include the integration of joystick-controlled drive-by-wire systems with emergency override mechanisms, open-loop LiDAR-based braking without feedback sensors, and a real-time health monitoring module that classifies medical emergencies using k-NN and routes to the nearest hospital. A notable implementation involved a modified PID-based lateral control and constant-velocity longitudinal control using UWB-RTLS + IMU fusion for localization via Extended Kalman Filtering. The system maintained a multi-goal path with a cross-track error under 35% of the vehicle’s track width.
Beyond engineering, core team members led the development of Indian unmarked lane detection frameworks, mentored juniors through technical bootcamps, and secured ₹3 million in grant funding for autonomous urban concept vehicles. With cross-functional expertise in ROS, sensor fusion, control systems, and AI-driven perception, Team AVERERA continues to set benchmarks in student-driven autonomous mobility research.