In this modern era, the efficiency of the transportation system majorly decides economic growth. For any developing nation, the transportation system is the backbone and it is made to work to its full potential at all times. If there is a breakdown in the transport system, it might result in a huge loss for the business and slow down the economic growth of the country.

Due to the huge significance of transport system in the growth of any country’s GDP, the Indian government has come up with Intelligent Transport System (ITS) which is a segment of Automotive Industry Standard (AIS) 140.

Today it has become very important for all the vehicles running on the road that they have this system installed in their vehicles. So here are a few ways in which public and private vehicles are made safe and efficient by adhering to the prescribed norms of AIS 140 certification.

The Mandate of April 2018 by the Indian Government.

According to this mandate which is released by the Indian government, AIS140 certification is now mandatory for all public service vehicles which include public and private taxis, cabs, buses and transport buses that carry employees. Even the school buses have also been instructed to go for AIS 140 certification. With this AIS 140 certification, the vehicle owners are made familiar with all the specifications which involve the safety, comfort, quality of service and efficiency. This mandate has made it compulsory for these vehicles to get vehicle tracking devices and one or more emergency buttons by 1st April 2018.

With this mandate, the Indian government has made sure that both private and public vehicles increase their efficiency. This mandate includes installation of vehicle tracking device and emergency buttons for the benefits of fleet owners, passengers and drivers.

AIS 140 Certification and its benefits:

The Indian government has planned to host authorized servers in all the cities with a number of functionalities. Using Cloud-based data storage, the vehicle owners can use most of the real-time updates from the tracking device which would be installed in their respective vehicles.

What can you do to get AIS 140 Certification for your vehicle?

In order to get your vehicle AIS 140 certified, you need to ensure compliance to the AIS 140 guidelines. As a vehicle owner, you must fit your vehicles with a GPS tracking system along with one or more emergency buttons. With these safety and monitoring gadgets, the Indian government can track any vehicle.

It is through the AIS 140 guidelines which helps you to ensure the safety of your passengers by allowing the control room to have all the information of what would have caused a mishap. As per the directive, both existing and new public service vehicles should be equipped with GPS tracking systems and emergency buttons. 

Conclusion:

With the introduction of AIS 140, the Indian government has taken some major steps to ensure passenger safety and also increase the efficiency of its transport system. Once these directives are brought in total compliance with all the public service vehicles on the Indian roads, it will improve the transportation system of India and make it much safer and efficient than it is today.