Should India have specific guidelines for OEMs regarding ADAS installation in vehicles?
BHPian RS01 recently shared this with other enthusiasts:
While ADAS features are very useful and can provide confidence to any driver in a disciplined traffic environment and well-demarcated roads, I have long been wondering whether it is the right time in the Indian ecosystem for the technology.
I have driven in many European countries with and without ADAS features and can certainly vouch for its usefulness in assisting the driver in various ways. For example, the comfort of having Adaptive Cruise Control on a high-speed-laned highway is a boon. It lets you drive for hours without fatigue. The vehicle reads all the signages and keeps adjusting to the guidance and signals, or at least prompting if not adjusting on its own.
However, while India has one of the longest road networks in the world, the roads / signages / demarcations / traffic etc. are far from standardized. We’ve been building great expressways recently and have come a long way from the 20th-century conditions, but there is still a lot to be desired in terms of standardization of roads – be it rural, urban or the highways.
Driver behavior is another big concern with all sorts of people driving all sorts of vehicles on all sorts of roads. The mix of vehicles – some cars are equipped with high-end ADAS features while others still rely on human intellect and localized driving rules. The risk of getting rear-ended by a non-ADAS car is very real.
While I do know of some great startups trying to adapt and localize ADAS to Indian peculiarities, it will still be a while away for commercial usage.
Hence the question – Is India ready for ADAS?
And other follow up questions like:
- Should India have specific guidelines on ADAS installations in vehicles to OEMs
- Rules on ADAS usage in Indian conditions
- Should localization of the algorithms be mandated along with extensive testing
Attaching a sample of a few photographs of typical Indian road signages. I’m sure we all have seen such misplaced ones and some of us even have a repository of them.
– Hidden Signboards
– Perpendicular markings on the roads
– Signs leading nowhere
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