Govt proposes mandatory Vehicle-to-Vehicle communication systems from Oct 2028 to cut road crashes

NEW DELHI: From Oct 2028, all new two- and three-wheelers, cars, passenger and goods vehicles (including buses and trucks) would need to have Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication system, as per a draft notification of the road transport ministry. The V2V technology is being rolled out to curb collisions and accidents.The recently published draft notification by road transport ministry proposes phased implementation of the V2V communication system and to start with all vehicles in categories L (two- and three-wheelers), M (passenger vehicles) and N (goods vehicles) manufactured from Oct 2027 would be required to comply with the newly-notified automotive standard, AIS-230, wherever they are equipped with V2V communication systems.The technology enables real-time exchange of speed, direction, position, and braking data between vehicles to prevent collisions at blind curves, intersections, or from drivers coming the wrong way without needing a cellular network.