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India to Roll Out V2V Crash-Alert Devices on New Vehicles This Year

Standards are being set with automakers following DoT’s in-principle nod to reserve 30 MHz for direct car-to-car warnings.

Under V2V communication, vehicles will be able to alert drivers about the speed, location, acceleration, braking and movement of other vehicles nearby.
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Overview

  • MoRTH plans to mandate On-Board Units once standards are notified, starting with new vehicles within the year and retrofitting older fleets later.
  • The devices are estimated to cost Rs 5,000–7,000 per vehicle and will exchange speed, location and braking data to warn of stopped or suddenly slowing traffic and blind-spot risks.
  • A joint MoRTH–DoT task force is in place, with the telecom department set to provision 30 MHz in the 5.875–5.905 GHz band free of charge under the NFAP.
  • Officials say only a few countries currently use V2V systems, which the government claims could sharply cut crashes in India, where about 5 lakh accidents cause 1.8 lakh deaths annually.
  • The safety push also includes proposed Motor Vehicles Act amendments (61 items), a ‘Zero Fatality Districts’ programme targeting 100 districts, and a nationwide cashless treatment scheme for crash victims to be launched soon.