Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) Technology: What It Is, How It Can Help Prevent Road Accidents.

New Delhi: Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday announced vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication technology aimed at brining the number of road accidents significantly down.

The minister said that the technology will enable cars to directly communicate with one another and issue automatic warnings to drivers. V2V is currently in practice in several countries, which allows vehicles to exchange safety alerts without entering a mobile or internet network.

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The system costs around Rs 5,000 to Rs 7,000 per vehicle. The ministry is finalising standards and regulations, after which a notification will mandate installation in new vehicles first, followed by retrofitting in older vehicles.

The technology, the minister said, will work across the front, rear and sides of vehicles, and it will factor in terrain and road curves, allowing alerts even when hazards are hidden from a driver’s line of sight. It would be  integrated within Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), substantially enhancing their effectiveness.

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The government will provide free spectrum under the National Frequency Allocation Plan to support the project’s implementation. The decision would allow vehicle manufacturers and on-board unit makers to deploy the system without additional spectrum costs.

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— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) January 9, 2026