Last Updated: 04 Dec 2023

32 automated test tracks in Punjab to use Modern Tech with AI monitoring^[1]

Pilot to start from Mohali automated driving test track^[1:1]

Against 65% national average, 99% people clearing their driving test in Punjab^[1:2]

¶ Features^[1:3]

• AI-based technology would assist them in monitoring driver’s behaviour on a real-time basis, including

  • Face identification
  • Seat belt detection and
  • Use of rear-view mirror

• Equipped with

  • Motion sensors
  • Artificial intelligence-based technology
  • Video analytics to judge driving skills

¶ Abysmal Current State^[1:4]

~5,000 people die every year on the roads with over 72 per cent fatality rate in Punjab

• 32 automated driving test tracks had been using obsolete technology since the past 8 years
• Against 65% national average, 99% people clearing their driving test in Punjab
• 7 lakh driving licences were issued every year

References:

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1. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/ai-to-monitor-driving-skills-at-32-automated-test-tracks-568815 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎