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ET Road Safety & Safer Mobility Forum 2024: Steering a smarter, safer, and sustainable supply chain by accelerating safety tech in logistics
The ET Road Safety & Safer Mobility Forum 2024 gears up for its third roundtable, focusing on ‘Enhancing Safety Standards in Modern Logistics and Supply Chain.’ This session will put intelligent AI solutions in the spotlight, showcasing how they can revolutionise safe practices within the ever-evolving logistics landscape. By prioritising both road and fleet safety, the forum aims to create a more secure and efficient supply chain ecosystem.
Missing on our roads: Real red lights
Maharashtra deputy CM has rightly condemned the Juvenile Justice Board for letting off the guilty with not much of a rap on the knuckles. The minor's 'punishment' was writing a 300-word essay on accidents, working with traffic police for 15 days and undergoing counselling for his drinking. If that serves as a deterrent against driving without a licence and DUI, best of luck to Indian road safety.
China tightens grip over internet during key political meeting
Beijing operates some of the world's most extensive censorship over the internet, with web users in mainland China unable to access everything from Google to news websites without using a virtual private network (VPN).
Indian startups compete in race for affordable autonomous driving
FlowPilot is an autonomous driving assistance system that can be operated with a laptop or a mobile phone. About 2,000 volunteers are testing it across the world, according to Singh.
Silkyara tunnel had a separation wall for escape purposes: Minister Nitin Gadkari
Road minister Nitin Gadkari has confirmed that a separation wall is provided in the Silkyara bi-directional tunnel at different intervals for vehicles and pedestrians for escape purposes during emergencies. The tunnel is under construction on the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) mode, with design responsibility lying with the EPC contractor.
Netradyne’s future-ready vision: Revolutionising road safety and enhancing driver performance with AI
Avneesh Agrawal, Co-founder and CEO, Netradyne, and David Julian, Co-founder and CTO, Netradyne, decode Driver•i, an industry-proven driver and fleet safety solution. The corporate veterans track the journey of the cutting-edge computer vision technology, saving precious human lives and contributing to road safety in India.
Netradyne’s ultratech road safety solutions for Indian fleet owners, Make in India dynamics and more
As India is transitioning to sustainable and inclusive mobility, safe mobility has emerged as a top priority, given the country’s record number of road fatalities. Here, David Julian, the CTO at Netradyne, takes us on a tech-powered track paving the way for next-generation safe mobility solutions in India through vision-based technology ‘Driver•i’ and other innovations.
Is economic progress enough?
Amidst India's advancements in economics and technology, the country is still plagued by its lack of civility and responsibility. Incidents of public urination, littering, and indiscipline reflect a deep-rooted degeneration of Indian civic society. To remedy this, there needs to be value education in schools with teachers trained as positive role models, a civic police force that can book offenders, an index tracking public behaviour, and programmes on civic and social behaviour aired on popular media channels. India must improve its civic culture, and it must start with education and social reform.
Special Purpose Vehicle should be created for decongesting traffic in Shillong: Report
There is a common lament that the idea of a "Liveable City" has become a utopia for most developed regions. Thankfully for the city of Shillong, it need not be a utopian ideal, as the situation is ideal for putting in place futuristic plans for the town now. The success of the Decongestion in Shillong Traffic project requires the collaboration and commitment of all stakeholders, with a planned and structured approach. Shillong's unique socio-cultural context as a city within the VI Schedule of the Indian Constitution provides an opportunity to create an example for the world to follow.
It's a dog's life! Your pet's mood swings depend on you, confirms genetic research
While a dog's behaviour is influenced by its breed, there's much we can do to shape a good canine companion.
Crowd crushes: Why stampedes like the Itaewon tragedy occur and here’s how you can remain safe
Stuck in a crowd? Don't panic, say experts. Here's how you can keep yourself safe at a crowd crush.
WHO releases global guidelines to boost helmet use, curb pedestrian deaths due to road crashes
According to top officials of the World Health Organisation (WHO), road traffic crashes kill over 1.3 million people every year - more than two every minute - with nine in 10 deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries.
Auto companies gear up to offer necessary safety features following Cyrus Mistry's accident
Customers are demanding optimum safety parameters and automobile companies such as Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors, MG Motors, Hyundai, Kia and others are looking to make necessary changes to ensure passenger safety. Experts say the Indian car market may largely not be ready to incorporate all safety features as the market itself is very diverse.
Cyrus Mistry car crash puts focus on govt plans on road safety
Speaking at a media event in New Delhi on Monday, road transport minister Nitin Gadkari said that he was looking at making it compulsory for automakers to put seatbelt warning alerts for rear seats. There is likely to be a penalty for not wearing seat belts in rear seats in cars, with a notification to this effect coming in shortly, the minister said.
Safe travel is no accident
Road traffic fatalities and injuries are, to a great extent, preventable, since the risk of incurring injury in an accident is largely predictable and many countermeasures, proven to be effective, exist.... There is a need to promote not only regional economies in such a way that reduces the need for long-distance travel but also self-sufficient compact townships that would reduce the need for short-distance travel within the cities.
How the humble Samosa is getting a QSR revamp
With its QSR stores, Samosa Party is targeting the $3.65 billion unorganized samosa market. After tasting early success, the founders want to create an entire gastronomic experience around samosas.
View: The tragic fallout of road crashes mirrors the many divides that dominate India
According to the Union transport ministry, wrong-side driving on roads claimed 9,200 lives in 2019. Exactly why it is the second-biggest killer on the national highways. And the cold truth of our highways is that India is the fatality capital of the world when it comes to road crashes.
Was Djokovic's suspension from the US Open for hitting the umpire fair? Here's what we think
Three-time US Open winner had no intention to hurt the official.
Will pedestrians be at ease in a world of self-driving cars?
New York, Oct 30 (IANS) What would it be like to be a pedestrian in an urban neighbourhood where most of the cars are self-driving? Actually, pretty good, suggests new research.
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