Driverless cars will not be allowed in India : Gadkari

New Delhi: Union minister Nitin Gadkari said driverless cars will not be allowed in India as it will lead to joblessness. The road transport minister further said that instead the government will focus on training drivers as adequate driving skills can provide employment to about 50 lakh people. “We will not allow driver-less cars in India. India suffers a huge shortage of 22 lakh drivers…Cab aggregators take advantage of these. We are not going to promote any technology or policy that will render people jobless,” Gadkari said.
He said the government is planning to introduce a cab aggregator platform where commuters could choose any mode of transportation like electric four-wheeler taxis or two-wheelers. The government will only be a facilitator in this but the platform will bring in more competition and help commuters to have affordable public transportation, he said. Also, he said that the government will promote electric vehicles but would not allow its imports and rather would urge all major automobile companies to manufacture this as per Make in India drive.
Besides, the government is also planning to introduce and make GPS and satellite tracking mandatory in all public and private vehicles. (Agencies)