What Is Centre's Stand On Mandatory Implementation Of ADAS System In Cars, SUVs?

New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on Thursday said it has decided to implement the ADAS system for M2, M3, N2 and N3 categories of vehicles in the 1st phase.

The technology may be extended to the M1 category of vehicles such as cars and SUVs at a later stage based on the evaluation of technical readiness, cost assessment, and time required for implementation, the ministry said while responding to a question about whether the government would make the advanced safety features such as ADAS mandatory for M1 category vehicles.

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Congress MP Pratibha Dhanorkar had sought justification for excluding M1 category private cars while making life-saving ADAS mandatory, pointing out that these systems helped reduce deaths in road accidents.

The MP further asked whether the government has made any specific economic incentives to transport operators to absorb the substantial increase in vehicle cost resulting from the mandatory implementation of ADAS such as VSF, ABS and LDWS.

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The legislator also sought the timeline by which the Government will implement a Nationwide Recruitment Policy to enable installation of advanced safety systems in existing vehicles across the country to fully achieve road-safety objectives.

However, the ministry stated that no such proposal is under consideration.

Read The Statement From The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Here: 

 https://sansad.in/getFile/loksabhaquestions/annex/186/AU3214_wQhP2I.pdf?source=pqals