India drops radar licensing for self-driving and crash-avoidance sensors
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India has dropped licensing rules for radar sensors used in self-driving and crash-avoidance tech.
Now, carmakers can use the same bands (77-81 GHz and 5.9 GHz) as the US and Europe: no extra paperwork needed.
This should make advanced safety features cheaper and more common on Indian roads.
India's luxury and homegrown makers benefit
With more than 160,000 road deaths last year, India badly needs safer cars.
The new rules mean luxury brands like Mercedes-Benz and BMW can finally bring their best safety tech here, while homegrown companies like Tata Motors and Maruti Suzuki can add these features to affordable models too.
Plus, big tech suppliers like Bosch and Qualcomm get to roll out their innovations faster—so safer driving could become a reality sooner for everyone.