In a unique collaborative initiative between the government, industry, and academia towards advancing road safety, Project iRASTE was launched in Nagpur.
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Nitin Gadkari asks auto firms to consider 6 airbags in cars for safety
Recently, Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, had expressed his concern on increasing road safety and asked SIAM to consider making 6 Airbags mandatory in every car sold in India.
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Nitin Gadkari urged vehicle makers to improve quality constantly
Gadkari shared his vision to achieve a 50% reduction in road accident deaths by 2025 and zero accidents and deaths by 2030. He mandated safety audits at all stages of road development to reduce accidents.
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Road Safety are we on the right path?
Though India accounts for just 2 per cent of automotives globally, it is responsible for more than 11 per cent of road traffic deaths. In 2018 alone, around 149,000 people lost their lives on Indian roads.
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Total India adopts tech-based approach to improve road safety
Total India adopts tech-based approach to improve road safety.The company has developed three mobile-based apps to enhance safety in LPG & lubes transportation.Transportation in India is a challenging phenomenon more so in oil & gas industry, where safety can never be compromised on any grounds.
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WABCO bags 2017 FICCI award for road safety
WABCO India, a leading supplier of technologies and services that improve the safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles, recently won the 2017 “Road safety product and solution” award from the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
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Book titled ‘Have A Safe Journey’ launched by a Mahindra division
Mahindra Truck and Bus Division (MTBD), a part of the Mahindra Group, launched a book titled, ‘Have a Safe Journey’, the world’s first collection of short stories that focus on the topic of road safety. This book launch is part of the ambitious road safety program with the hashtag #HaveaSafeJourney (#HASJ), initiated in 2016 between MTBD, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) and Natural Habitat Preservation (NHP) Centre.
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Mahindra awarded by FICCI for its role in road safety
Mahindra and Mahindra was awarded the “Role of corporates in road safety” award under the Road Safety Analysis and Action Category at the FICCI Road Safety Awards 2017. The company received the award for its flagship project named ‘Zero fatality corridor on the Mumbai Pune Expressway’.
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Denso develops world’s largest HUD to be deployed in Lexus
Denso, one of the world’s largest automotive technology, systems and components suppliers, announced that it has developed a thin-film transistor (TFT), liquid-crystal head-up display (HUD) to project critical driving information onto the windshield for drivers.
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Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill passed in Lok Sabha
A draft legislation to amend the Motor Vehicles Act to impose stiffer penalties on traffic rules violations and to protect the Good Samaritans from legal harassment was passed by the Lok Sabha.