India Drafts Rule Mandating Autonomous Emergency Braking on M1 Passenger Cars by 2032
India's central road transport ministry issued draft rules requiring Advanced Emergency Braking Systems on all newly certified M1 passenger vehicle models by October 2030 and across all existing vehicle production…
- October 1, 2030
- October 1, 2032
- October 1, 2028
- 30 days
What Happened
Draft amendments prepared for India's 1989 motor vehicle regulatory framework establish a phased deployment schedule for active collision-mitigation braking. Vehicle manufacturers must incorporate an Advanced Emergency Braking System (AEBS) into newly certified M1 category passenger models starting October 1, 2030, followed by universal compliance across all active production lines on October 1, 2032.
Steering effort regulations across motor vehicles must conform to AIS-193 benchmarks.
Any M1 passenger cars or N1 light commercial vehicles featuring AEBS must satisfy AIS-185 standards.
Emergency Lane Keeping Systems and driver drowsiness alerts become mandatory for M1 transport vehicles.
Autonomous Emergency Braking becomes compulsory across all newly introduced M1 passenger car types.
AEBS mandate expands to encompass every M1 vehicle manufactured in the country.
The draft rules also mandate that passenger vehicles and light goods vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes offering AEBS ahead of statutory deadlines must adhere to AIS-185 standards starting October 1, 2028. Regulators opened a 30-day feedback window to collect stakeholder responses before issuing the final gazette notification.
Why this matters
The multi-stage regulatory mandate elevates crash-prevention hardware from optional equipment into compulsory equipment across passenger vehicles sold in India. Compliance with AIS-185 benchmarks will require domestic and global carmakers to re-engineer volume vehicle architectures for standard forward-collision radar and camera sensors.
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