Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI)’s AIS-140 standard

The Automotive Industry Standard 140 (AIS standard) is a collection of regulations produced by the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) for all public transit systems in India to develop an Intelligent Transportation System. This required measure was made when the government recognized the critical need to increase efficiency in India’s transportation sector. As a result, the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) was created. Road traffic management and mitigation, public transportation management, and crisis management are all covered by ITS. It is an internationally proven method that allows the transportation authority to obtain control of the country’s entire transportation movement. As a result, the AIS guidelines were developed. Among these are the AIS 140 guidelines. While a typical GPS device can only broadcast a vehicle’s location to one server, an AIS 140 GPS device can send the location to three servers at the same time.

Draft of guidelines: 

https://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/Finalized_Draft_AIS_140_regarding_Intelligent_Transportation_Systems_.pdf

Story of Startup Loconav: https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-in/entrepreneurs/more-than-deployment-this-fleet-tech-is-reshaping-modern/386423

Airtels AIS140 system: https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/airtel-launches-always-on-iot-solution-for-vehicle-tracking-automakers/94856450?

Request for Proposal - Design Manufacture supply and Maintain Integrated NavIC and GPS Receiver

The government has invited proposals for design, manufacturing, supply and maintenance of 10 lakh integrated NavIC and GPS receivers. The request for proposal document said that MeitY (Ministry of Electronics and IT) seeks proposals from bidder to design, manufacture, supply and maintain Integrated NavIC and GPS chips and ensure deployment of Integrated NavIC and GPS receivers. As per the document, the last date for submission of the bid is 11th January and pre-bid meetings will be held on 14th December.

NavIC is an independent and regional satellite navigation system of India. Government of India is promoting NavIC as an indigenous positioning technology with an inbuilt messaging system. Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India is trying to support companies facilitate market entry of NavIC in established market of tracking and navigation. Hence, MeitY seeks proposals from bidder to design, manufacture, supply and maintain Integrated NavIC and GPS chips and ensure deployment of Integrated NavIC and GPS receivers.

Download documents: 

https://www.meity.gov.in/content/2nd-rfp-integrated-navic-and-gps-receivers