Maruti Suzuki, Tamil Nadu Join Hands Automate Driving Test Tracks

In a significant move to enhance road safety and driving test standards, Maruti Suzuki India has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Tamil Nadu government to automate driving testing tracks across the state. With this initiative, greater transparency, efficiency, and uniformity will be ensured in driving tests by utilizing state-of-the-art technology.

Maruti Suzuki India through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative will automate conventional driving testing tracks at various Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) in Tamil Nadu. The project is a significant step towards modernizing the transport infrastructure in the state's regional transport offices, according to an official release on Tuesday.

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The move follows Transport Minister S. S. Sivasankar’s announcement in the 2023-24 Assembly, regarding the automation of driving test tracks at 20 RTOs across the state. In the first phase, 10 RTO sites have been selected for automation in the 2025-26 financial year. 

The agreement was signed at the Secretariat in the presence of the Transport Minister, Home Department Additional Chief Secretary Dheeraj Kumar, Transport and Road Safety Commissioner R. Gajalakshmi, and Maruti Suzuki Senior Vice-President and Head (CSR) Tarun Agarwal. 

Through the use of automation, Maruti Suzuki India and the government of Tamil Nadu will be able to improve road safety outcomes and lessen the human element of the driving test, while also being able to provide a more equitable driver licensing process. In its essence, this is part of a larger trend towards the growth of automation in India's transport sector, and public transport, in alignment with the state vision of safer and smarter mobility solutions.