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16/01/21 12:00 PM IST

Driverless Metro Car in India

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Indigenously designed & developed state-of-the-art Driverless Metro trains are being manufactured at BEML Bangaluru Complex

Highlights
  • Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) project has 63 per cent indigenous content which will enhance to 75 per cent in next two to three years.
  • Driver-less metro project will act as a source of inspiration to other Indian companies, particularly the defence industry to help India emerge as a manufacturing hub.
  • Ministry of Defence has taken a number of steps like introducing  Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy (DPEPP) 2020 and new  Defence Acquisition Policy incorporating provisions for  purchasing equipment and platforms with more indigenous technology. 
Possibilities in future
  • MMRDA driver-less technology will lead to its expansion into other fields of defence such as   tanks and fighter planes in the future. 
  • The Ministry of Defence has taken a number of steps like introducing Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy (DPEPP) 2020 and new Defence Acquisition Policy incorporating provisions for purchasing equipment and platforms with more indigenous technology.
Source: PIB

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