In 2022, a total of 16,715 individuals lost their lives in road accidents due to their failure to wear seat belts, as reported by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH). Among these casualties, 8,384 were drivers, and the remaining 8,331 were passengers.
Stakeholders say it is critical to lower the GST for a specific duration to entice consumers to wholeheartedly adopt electric vehicles until the market matures
The government panel has proposed the integration of V2X technology in connected cars in India that will help these cars communicate with each other as well as with other systems on the roads including traffic lights.