Hyderabad (Telangana): Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC), Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) and IIT Hyderabad (IITH) have teamed up to research the India-specific vehicle usage scenarios based on futuristic V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) communication technology. This, V2X, touted as the first of its kind technology when used in conjunction with appropriate infrastructure, traffic rules, and driver education, can help reduce traffic incidents and road congestion. Five prototype vehicles showcasing these experimental applications in the Indian context were displayed at the IIT Hyderabad campus here on Thursday (May 12).
- Ambulance Alert System: Drivers are notified about an approaching emergency vehicle and its path using V2X communication. It helps the driver to safely plan manoeuvres and thereby help clear the way for ambulances. The alert system will also share minute details like the distance between vehicles on a real-time basis.
- Wrong-Way Alert System: This technology helps detect wrong-way drivers and thereby triggers an alert.
- Pedestrian Alert System: This alert assists car drivers about a pedestrian crossing nearby. This will help drivers enforce precautionary measures to avoid a potential collision.
- Motorcycle Alert System: Car drivers are notified about fast-moving 2-wheelers approaching from a blind spot and those which are likely to collide. Real-time information is shared with the driver about the distance and direction of the approach.
- Road Condition Alerting System: The driver receives an alert about the bad road conditions and cautions the driver to tread carefully ahead.
The technology was demonstrated to senior officials - Munisekhar Avileli, Advisor, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Government of India, Kishore Babu YGSC, Deputy Director General (Standardization-R&D-Innovation), Department of Telecommunications, Government of India, VJ Christopher, Director (Wireless Monitoring Organization), Department of Telecommunications, Government of India and Jayesh Ranjan (IAS), Principal Secretary, Industries & Commerce and IT, Government of Telangana.
Speaking at the event, Maruti Suzuki Executive Directors Tarun Aggarwal and Rahul Bharti told the media that it is a futuristic technology and that research is being done to implement this technology in India.
We are working to make 5G technology available in the country as soon as possible," said Munishekhar Avileli, a Troy consultant. State IT Chief Secretary Jayesh Ranjan said, "We will do our part to test the 'Vehicle to Everything' lab beyond the stage. Acharya BS Murthy, Director, IIT Hyderabad, said that research is underway at IIT to develop self-driven vehicles. The event was attended by Deputy Director-General Kishore Babu, Director, Central Telecommunications Department, Christopher, Acharya Kiran Kuchi, IITH, and Tarun Agarwal, Executive Director (ED), Maruti Suzuki.
Notably, Pratyusha Tammineni who hails from Kavali in AP's Nellore District played a significant role in developing V2X tech for Suzuki Motor Corporation. Having completed her studies at Saint Ann’s School in Hyderabad, she had cracked IIT-JEE and graduated in B-Tech Electrical Engineering in 2014 at the Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad.
