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                Roadside amenities with EV charging infra


                    ased on research, it was    Minister Nitin Gadkari has
                    found that scooters         recently announced that the
                Bcurrently average a            fragmentation caused by various
                maximum range of 26             manufacturers producing
                kilometers and can be           their own chargers would
                conveniently charged at         soon be resolved, leading to
                home every night. Challenges    standardization in charging
                however, arise for long-distance   infrastructure.
                travel on highways. To address    Electric four-wheelers in India
                them, NHAI is working on        will feature a range of up to
                the establishment of 670        400 kilometers, while electric
                roadside amenities equipped     scooters are expected to offer a
                with charging stations. Union
                                                range of 120 kilometers.

                AI interceptors for traffic cops


                   raditional interceptors      headgear, and fancy or designer
                   and methods of tracking      number plates.
                Tspeeding vehicles, which         By integrating directly
                flashed numbers on a screen     with National Informatics
                while traffic police scrambled   Centre (NIC), the interceptor
                to catch violators, can likely   generates e-challans on the
                become obsolete with the        spot without the need for
                introduction of AI-based        manual intervention. The
                interceptors which will not just   tech consists of 360-degree
                issue challans, but will also   rotatable ANPR cameras,
                detect multiple traffic offences   mounted on the interceptor’s
                in real time. With the advent   roof; these cameras provide
                of the AI-powered 4D Radar      a panoramic view, capturing
                Interceptor, Delhi traffic police   number plates and tracking
                aim to make this entire process   traffic movement. Officials state
                automated. The interceptor      that, unlike traditional systems,
                can identify various traffic    the interceptor’s 4D radar uses
                violations, including speeding,   advanced radio wave technology
                driving without a seatbelt,     to simultaneously track multiple
                mobile phone usage while        vehicles. It measures vehicle
                driving, riding without a helmet,   speed with pinpoint accuracy,
                triple riding on a two-wheeler,   ensuring no violator goes
                pillion rider without protective
                                                unnoticed.

















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