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EDITORIAL

February - March 2019
Vol. 9 • Issue: 4 • `100

A Bi-monthly publication of
Virtual Info Systems Pvt Ltd

Editor-in-Chief : Mangala Chandran
Assistant Editor : Preeti Swaminathan
Studio Manager : Madhu K
Director - Sales : Shalini P Upadhyay
: Manjulatha
GM Projects
A Assistant Manager : Nishad R Shaikh
number of innovative forces are coming together to
Sales Coordinator
define the future of mobility; right from electrification
: Madhumohan R Nair
Head - Research
of vehicles, superfast transportation- both ground and
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: Prashant More
underground- flying cars, to autonomous & connected
cars or robocars. Frost and Sullivan forecasts eight
million semi- and highly automated vehicles to enter the market Chairman • : Jayaraman Nair
within the next 10 years. Fully automated cars are expected to Managing Director : Jayaprakash Nair
be commercialised by 2030, representing an annual revenue •
opportunity of $60 billion. Smart cities & future mobility go hand- Editorial / Marketing /
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