Build-up:
As the Indian economy grows which results in the large migration of people from small towns to cities, creates exponential growth in vehicle ownership and public transportation. The rise of vehicles on road creates congestion and increase in road accidents. To address the problem and create better safety, security on road requires an intelligent transportation system, which can monitor the flow of traffic and provide quick response time in emergencies.
Why AIS-140 compliance required?
To make the transport system more efficient and technology-aided, of late it became a necessity for the government to introduce a platform, which can be centrally monitor all these vehicles.
The Government of India’s apex body Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) designed an Intelligent Transport System (ITS) under the Automotive Industry Standard-140 to ensure a state-of-art transport infrastructure with quality, efficiency, and safety. The system is designed with the objective to centrally monitoring all the passenger vehicles registered in the country and smoothening the traffic control to avoid congestions.
About AIS-140 compliance:
AIS-140, Automotive Industry Standard-140, is a standard as specified by ARAI – Automotive Research Association of India which states that all vehicles coming under the ‘passenger vehicles’ category, need to comply with AIS 140 guidelines, every commercial vehicle (with yellow number plate) must be installed with vehicle tracking systems and emergency button approved by ARAI and iCAT.
The notice from the Centre is clear, it states that every vehicle, be it passenger-carrying vehicles or other public transport vehicles registered on or after April 1, 2019, must be equipped with AIS-140 GPS systems for acquiring registration and fitness certificate from RTO Regional Transport Office.
As per the amendment from the central government, all state governments is explicitly making it compulsory to equip the vehicles with AIS-140 compliant GPS tracking system. BSNL has developed a national vehicle tracking portal to enable all states to check compliance as per mandate and then issue a registration or fitness certificate. The same will be integrated with the centrally operated VAHAN portal.
Features of AIS-140 :
- The devices will have eSIM and would poll on dual servers and transmit data to the government’s control central server and service provider.
- The devices would transmit these data to the Back-end Control Center using 2G/3G/4G wireless connectivity (with SMS fallback) as per the protocol.
- The data from the devices would travel over the wireless telecom service provider network and finally get delivered at the Back-end Control Center.
- Compatible with Government approved Emergency Button and SOS button.
- IRNSS Compatible.
- Rugged IP67 Casing
- Multiple Analog and Digital I/O for interfacing external systems/ accessories.
- Multiple Intelligent Alarms and Alerts
Who needs AIS-140?
- Intercity and Intracity – Public and Private Buses.
- National Permit commercial vehicles.
- Ambulance and Emergency response vehicles.
- Cab/Taxi service providers, operators, and owners.
- Car rental operators.
- Schools, Colleges, and Corporate fleets.
AIS-140 addresses:
In case of any emergency, mishap or crisis, the concerned authority could easily track down the vehicle and provide instant help.
Keeping a check on the driving pattern. As the system would monitor the driving pattern, rash driving and mishandling of vehicles will be reduced. Thus, ensuring more on-road safety and reduced carbon footprint.
Avoid on-road congestion and swiftly maintain the traffic.
Compatible Sensors:
- Fuel Sensor
- Temperature Sensor
- Door Sensor
- RFID
- Load Sensor etc.
Author:
Ayan