on all cars sold in EU since 2004. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has made it mandatory for all cars to be fitted with ABS ESC from September 2013 [38].It is interesting to note that many state governments in India are framing stringent laws to make it mandatory to wear the seat belts and helmets. The Indian government has made ABS, airbags and speed-warning system mandatory on all cars from October 2018 [39] and ABS mandatory for two wheelers from April 2019. [40]. Though India is a lot late in adopting such stringent rules, the fact that Indian government is becoming technology and safety conscious, is a good sign for the Indian automotive buyers.

I. CONCLUSION

The report has dealt on the causes that have motivated the engineers to create autonomous vehicles, technological and legislative barriers in India, the inter-relationship between the growth of electric/hybrid vehicle and self-driven cars, how India needs to develop electric vehicles and has suggested some methods which can pave way to the introduction of robotic cars.

The report arrives at the following conclusions. The world needs carry out more research on making two wheelers autonomous for countries like India. The government has to rely more on re-generative energy solutions such as solar power, in which India has enormous potential and thus producing more hybrid/electric vehicles. Create more orderliness on Indian roads by better driver orientation programs. The government has setup futuristic programs such as the NEMMP and PACE, and should focus more on their success. Stricter should be adopted and the Broken Window Theory should be followed. The institutions should focus on optimizing existing infrastructure and developing new ones such as high speed corridors and multi-level parking complexes.

The Indian car manufacturers should start joint ventures with companies such as Google, Volvo, and Tesla etc., who are the front runners in self-driving cars. In addition to this Indian car manufacturers should