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75,000 School Bus Safety Events in 61 Cities — Delhi 4 in 5 Buses Speeding at 79 km/h | Intangles Study
Intangles releases Interesting Angles Episode 2: Beyond the Rulebook — 598 school buses across 61 Indian cities Jan-July 2026 — 75,000+ flagged events — 4 behaviors: over-speeding, hard braking, harsh acceleration, coasting

Findings: 1 in 5 buses speeding nationally, Delhi 4 in 5, Maharashtra 6X harsh acceleration vs national avg (30% vs 5%), Pune 42% vs Mumbai 15%, 116 buses speeding every 2-3 days avg 79 km/h vs 40 km/h limit, hard braking 81.5% of events — 126 events per bus — Bell Effect 7-8 AM, school vs city bus comparison 4X/3X/9X, compliance vs reality — speed governors + GPS not enough, need continuous monitoring

Quotes: Anup Patil CEO, Vikram Melapudi Chief AI Scientist
Context: Maharashtra July 2026 rules, ADAS 2026-2028, existing fleets need strengthening

Study: Intangles prescriptive AI platform
Date: Pune 16 Oct 2026

00:00 Breaking 75k events
00:40 Delhi 80% speeding
01:20 79 km/h vs 40 km/h
02:00 Hard braking Bell Effect
03:00 Maharashtra Pune Mumbai
04:00 School vs City bus
05:00 Solution

#SchoolBusSafety #Intangles #Automaack

4 days ago |[YT] | 1

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MoRTH notifies draft Central Motor Vehicles Amendment Rules 2026 — BS-VII for M1 vehicles from 1 April 2029.

Full Gazette 13 Oct 2026 S.O. 880(E). Covers emission limits, test applicability dates Phase I 2029, Phase II 2031, Phase III 2035, brake particle PM10 3/7 mg/km, tyre abrasion, fuel specs B7, E20, E85, M15, biogas, HCNG, hydrogen, idle limits, deterioration factors, lifetime 160k/8y + 200k/10y, RDE PEMS CF 1.0 from 2030, OBD OBM OBFCM OTA, anti-tampering, geofencing.

Comments: comments-morth@gov.in within 30 days.

Chapters:
00:00 BS-VII Breaking
00:40 Timeline
01:30 Emission Limits
02:20 Brake & Tyre New Rules
03:00 Tests RDE WLTP OBD OBM
04:00 Lifetime & RDE
05:00 What it means for buyers

#BSVII #BS7 #MoRTH #Automaack

5 days ago |[YT] | 0

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Hyundai Motor Group announced USD 15.5 billion investment in India from 2026 through 2032, making India core strategic market.

Meeting: PM Modi and Euisun Chung at PMO New Delhi Oct 13, 2026.

Breakdown:

Manufacturing: HMIL Chennai 824k, Pune 170k (to scale), Kia Anantapur 431k = 1.4M+ capacity, India = global export hub
R&D: $700M in R&D center + testing track, complete R&D system, local talent
Supply Chain: Strengthen local suppliers, parts localization, affiliates Mobis, Transys, Capital, Wia, Glovis
Future: Startups, mobility services, EV charging, financing, recycling
Jobs: 24k+ employees now, more across manufacturing, R&D, engineering
Social: Samarth, HATS Chennai, $110M since 2016
Dedicated investment entity to be set up in India.

#Hyundai #Kia #IndiaInvestment #HyundaiIndia #Automaack

5 days ago |[YT] | 1

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Karnataka Half-Helmet Ban | Factories & Shops Must Be Raided, Not Just Riders | 3581 Deaths 2024

Karnataka to act against unsafe half-helmets. Two-Wheeler Helmet Manufacturers Association says crackdown must reach factories and shops, not just riders.

Minister Byrathi Suresh announced action against use and sale of half-helmets. Association backs move, seeks enforcement across supply chain.

Data:

3,581 deaths non-wearing helmets Karnataka 2024 - 10 per day - Govt data
12,390 road accident deaths Karnataka 2024
84,599 two-wheeler deaths = 48.3% of 1,75,142 road deaths India 2024 - NCRB
6,000+ two-wheeler users died in Karnataka in 2024
Issue: Non-certified half-helmets, fake ISI marks sold at roadside. QCO since 2021 mandates BIS ISI helmets. Consumer Affairs flagged.

Demand: Trace from retailer to distributor to manufacturer, joint inspections police + transport + BIS, awareness in Kannada on genuine ISI, correct fit, strap.
#HalfHelmetBan #Karnataka #HelmetSafety #BIS #ISIHelmet #RoadSafety #Bengaluru #TwoWheelerSafety #FakeISI #Automaack

1 week ago |[YT] | 1