By the end of the year 2026, The Government of India plans to implement Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication technology. This system is going to enable the cars to communicate with each other without having a network. The project is meant to ensure road safety is enhanced and the number of accidents minimized in the country.
The technology will most likely be effective specifically in the avoidance of accidents that could be related to parked cars and high-speed traffic causing accidents in the rear. It will also prevent massive congestion in unsettled weather conditions like during a dense fog that is occasional during the winter season. This system will allow vehicles to communicate with each other and give warning to the driver when there is another vehicle that is approaching him/her too quickly.
As the Annual Meeting with State Road Transport Ministers came to an end, the details of the initiative were given by the Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari. He explained that the issue was deliberated in the meeting and the technology will be rolled out shortly.
Nitin Gadkari reported that through this system, accidents are likely to be avoided particularly when vehicles are parked along the roads and vehicles in the rear of a vehicle often crash into common vehicles and when it is foggy.
He also noted the relevance of Bus Body Code saying that the development of bad buses has contributed to at least six major accidents where 135 people have died.
The minister further added that the buses that are already in use will be fitted with more safety gadgets such as fire extinguishers, driver drowsiness sensors, and passenger emergency hammers.
The Secretary of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, V Umashankar said that the initiative was a significant move towards road safety when talking to the media. He observed that, such technology is only being implemented in a handful of countries in the world. He puts the project at approximately Rs 5,000 crore.
What type of technology is V2V going to be?
The system will be operated by a device that is like a SIM card that will be fitted in vehicles.
What will happen with getting alerts on vehicles?
The vehicles will be alerted in real time when another vehicle is too near them in any direction. This would absolutely come in handy at times when visibility between cars is almost zero due to low visibility particularly in fog.
Will it give warning concerning distance of vehicles or roadside cars?
Yes, the technology will give the alerts pertaining to the safe vehicle distance and can also show the driver the presence of a vehicle on the road or station nearby.
Will the technology be effective on every side of the car?
The system will include signals on all the sides of the vehicle making the communication 360 degrees.
What will be its cost to the consumers?
The project cost is estimated to be approximately 5000 crore. This system will be billed to the consumers although the prices are not stipulated.
When is it going to be installed on all vehicles?
The Technology Notification by the Transport Ministry is scheduled to take place by the year 2026 then the gradual implementation will commence whereby all vehicles will be put to use. To start with, the equipment will be fitted on new cars only.
Will it work with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems?
The V2V communication system will indeed be in co-ordination with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems(ADAS). Premium SUVs are already equipped with such technology, but this is based on sensors and not network. Such vehicles will then be integrated with the new system once the official rollout is done.
According to the officials, the V2V technology will be pivotal in the reduction of road accidents and enhancing general safety at roads in India.
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