 "Crash tests for new cars likely to be mandatory from 2017: ARAI")
The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), a research association of the automotive industry and the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, has said the crash test is likely to be made mandatory for new vehicle launches by 2017.
Speaking to reporters at a press meet to announce the Symposium on International Automotive Technology (SIAT), scheduled to be held in Pune from January 21 to 24, 2015, ARAI director Rashmi Urdhwareshe said the Association is working with the government on the regulation for crash tests.
"We hope that the regulation would come into effect by 2017," said Urdhwareshe. She noted that crash test is compulsory in many other countries.
Vinod K Dasari, ARAI president and managing director of Ashok Leyland, said that like Auto Expo, the Pune event will be a place for automobile engineering professionals to meet, and will be a common platform for national and international experts to exchange thoughts and innovative ideas.
This year's SIAT will discuss the prospects of safer, cleaner and quieter automobiles.
ARAI is also planning to launch a new Rs 250-crore testing facility near Pune.
Around 1,500 delegates from 25 countries are expected to participate in SIAT 2015. There will be a panel discussion in which major players from the US, Germany, Japan, China and South Korea will share their perspectives. As many as 215 technical papers and 44 keynotes are expected to be published during the event.