India will ban driverless cars in order to protect jobs

India will ban driverless cars in order to protect jobs

Even though driverless cars may appear to be the way of the future, India is against having such vehicles on its roads. In reports by The Times of India and Hindustan Times, its transport minister Nitin Gadkari said it will not allow driverless cars to ply on India’s roads.

“We won’t allow driverless cars in India. I am very clear on this. We won’t allow any technology that takes away jobs. In a country where you have unemployment, you can’t have a technology that ends up taking people’s jobs,” he said, adding that driverless cars are counterintuitive to the government’s focus to create more jobs.

Furthermore, Gadkari has informed all overseas electric vehicle manufacturers that his ministry will not provide any tax relief from import duty of such vehicles that are entering India. “I have told the manufacturers that they can come and manufacture here. There is no question of tax relief,” he stated.

The topic of driverless cars has its fair share of detractors and supporters, the former claiming such vehicles will not only have an impact on employment opportunities, but also whether they are safe. On the other hand, fans of driverless cars say the technology, given enough development, will outperform what a normal human is capable of.

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Comments

  • Given the drivers and roads of most part of india. Probably a good idea.

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    • Powershot on Jul 31, 2017 at 2:03 pm

      I agree. Based on what I’ve experienced during my time there, it is pretty lawless on the roads in India. Traffic lights & lane lines are basically for show. Nobody really follow the basic rules there.

      Driverless cars is not suitable to deployed in India. the onboard AI might commit suicide after experiencing the Indian drivers culture after a week.

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    • Robot car, once seen kariland roads, will suicidal itself. Just like suicidal security guard robot.

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    • Abang Alza Pakai Topi on Jul 31, 2017 at 2:21 pm

      Maybe we are aeons away from developing the automation and programming required for their roads.

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      • p2macai on Jul 31, 2017 at 5:00 pm

        Alza if go there good luck with ride. Even the bigger Innova ride there is worse due to road condition.

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  • Leafable on Jul 31, 2017 at 1:27 pm

    LOL this country going backward. Automation is inevitable period.

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  • If the tech works, it’s just a matter of time that this replaces drivers. Just look at factory robots. Maybe the root cause us the manufacturers have not given enough “incentive” to the minister himself.

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  • he is right. They need to build some roads first and then get rid of the cows, dogs, and goats. After that, they need to clear the pavements (if any) from the makeshift shops so that people can actually walk.

    Lastly, the drives need to realize zebra crossing is not for zebras but for humans.

    Uber and the technology providers must be happy about the ban cause of the complexity of the program they will have to create to avoid all the chaotic situations they will face !!

    Well done minister. He knows what he is going to get into. lol

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  • They shud oso ban computers & calculators to plotek abacus counters.
    And why not ban cars & motors to plotek bullock cart drivers. They oso important jobs too.

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  • like or not, this is industries 4.0.

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  • Lembukini on Jul 31, 2017 at 2:23 pm

    Well done minister. Otherwise 99% India population can surely afford & purchase driverless cars.

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  • YB Albert on Jul 31, 2017 at 2:44 pm

    Bolehland will also BAN DRIVERLESS cars cos protong needs everlasting perlindungan.

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  • awg1031 on Jul 31, 2017 at 3:54 pm

    prft, protecting jobs?? more like they can’t do anything to the attitude of the drives there

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  • James on Jul 31, 2017 at 4:28 pm

    “Ransomware attacks driverless cars”
    Passengers were trapped in moving vehicles hacked by Anonymous and were demanding for a sum to be paid if they didn’t want their vehicles to be driven off a cliff within 10 minutes.

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  • Marieta on Jul 31, 2017 at 6:24 pm

    They foresee the rise of the machine Skynet, so they fought to stop it from happening.

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  • Bernard on Jul 31, 2017 at 10:37 pm

    First they need roads not muddy patches of dried cowdung they call roads.

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