"India proposes mandatory Vehicle-to-Vehicle communication systems from 2028"
Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication
real-time wireless data exchange between nearby vehicles on speed, position, and direction
AIS-230
India's new technical standard specifying minimum requirements for factory-installed V2V communication systems
India records among the highest road fatality counts in the world, with the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 representing the most significant legislative overhaul of road safety governance in recent decades. That amendment substantially raised penalties for traffic violations, created the National Road Safety Board, and introduced provisions for electronic monitoring of traffic — signalling a policy shift from purely punitive enforcement toward technology-assisted prevention. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has since pursued a multi-pronged strategy: vehicle safety standards through the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (BNCAP), infrastructure upgrades under the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), and now the integration of connected-vehicle technologies.
The broader policy context is shaped by India's commitment to the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety, which set a global target of halving road fatalities. Domestically, the National Road Safety Policy and successive five-year action plans have emphasised engineering, enforcement, education, emergency care, and environment — the 'five Es' framework. Despite these efforts, road crashes continue to impose enormous economic and human costs, estimated at roughly 3% of GDP annually by some assessments. The push for Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication is therefore not an isolated technology experiment but part of a systemic effort to embed intelligence into the vehicle ecosystem itself.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) plays a critical enabling role here: spectrum allocation for Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) applications requires regulatory clearance, and the recent exemption of the 5.875–5.925 GHz band from licensing requirements directly unlocks the technical foundation for V2V deployment at scale.
Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication is a subset of the broader Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) paradigm, which also encompasses Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I), Vehicle-to-Pedestrian (V2P), and Vehicle-to-Network (V2N) communication. V2V specifically enables nearby vehicles to exchange real-time data — speed, position, heading, and acceleration — using short-range wireless protocols. The key distinction from conventional onboard safety systems (cameras, radar, LiDAR) is that V2V can share information beyond the driver's line of sight, warning of hazards around corners, over hills, or through dense traffic that sensors cannot physically detect.
India's proposed standard, AIS-230, mandates Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) technology — a 4G/5G-based protocol — rather than the older DSRC (Dedicated Short-Range Communications) standard used in some early deployments elsewhere. C-V2X offers longer range, better non-line-of-sight performance, and a clearer upgrade path to 5G-based autonomous vehicle applications. …
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With reference to India's proposed Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication framework, consider the following statements:
1.V2V systems will be mandatory for all new vehicles manufactured from October 1, 2028.
2.The AIS-230 standard is based on DSRC (Dedicated Short-Range Communications) technology.
3.The frequency band designated for V2V/ITS applications has been exempted from spectrum licensing requirements.
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4.O category — trailers and semi-trailers
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Consider the following pairs regarding Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication technology:
1.C-V2X — Cellular-based protocol with 4G/5G upgrade path
2.DSRC — Dedicated Short-Range Communications, an older wireless protocol
3.OBU — Off-Board Unit installed at road-side infrastructure
4.GNSS — Used for vehicle positioning in V2V systems
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Assertion (A): Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication can provide safety warnings beyond a driver's line of sight, unlike conventional onboard sensors.
Reason (R): V2V systems exchange real-time data wirelessly between vehicles, enabling hazard detection independent of camera or radar range.
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