New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- India is preparing to usher in a new era of connected mobility. The ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) has proposed making vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication systems mandatory in a phased manner through amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. Under the draft notification, all new two-wheelers, passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles manufactured from 1 October 2028 will have to be equipped with V2V communication systems conforming to the new Automotive Industry Standard (AIS)-230.

The move marks one of India's biggest technology-led road safety initiatives. V2V systems allow vehicles to exchange information on speed, position, direction and acceleration in real time, enabling them to...