Page 17 - Technology Roadmap Transportation

GENESIS &

KEY CONTRIBUTORS

After release of Technology Vision 2035 by Hon’ble Prime Minister in January 2016,
TIFAC has been releasing Technology Roadmaps in 12 sectors one by one which
are designed to give details of technology at various stages required to achieve
the vision outlined as “Technology in the service of India: Ensuring the security,
enhancing the prosperity and strengthening the identity of the every Indian”.
In the vision document, specific targets are identified under each of the 12 different
prerogatives. ‘Safe and Speedy Mobility’ is one such prerogative. Providing connectivity
anywhere, anytime to anyone is the backbone for this prerogative. Some of the key
specific targets set under this prerogative are:
1. Technology should enable us to access public transportation within one km
from our home
2. No place will be more than three hours away from a district headquarters,
five hours from the state capital and eight hours from national capital
3. Every village connected with an all-weather road.
4. Zero pedestrian fatalities due to traffic accidents.

Since time immemorial, mobility is the key component for survival of human beings
as well as other living beings. Technological advancement is one of the key drivers for
improvement in mobility. In fact, now we are starting to see even mobility to outer
space as a result of technological advancement. Transportation sector is going to be
an important sector to fulfill these and other targets defined in the vision document.
The technology roadmap exercise on transportation was started with the
first brainstorming meeting held in November, 2011 in TIFAC, Delhi. Experts
from leading automotive industries, R&D institutes, academia and government
departments participated in that brain storming meeting. I express my thanks to
all the stakeholders who were present in the brainstorming meeting, which set the
stage for this exercise.

An advisory committee was formed to steer and guide the sector with Shri. Shrikant
Marathe, (Ex-Director ARAI), Pune as Chairman. Other members of the advisory
committee were: Shri. Manoj Singh (Advisor, NITI Aayog), Dr. Aravind Bharadwaj,
(VP, Mahindra Research Valley), Shri. R.K. Pandey (Advisor MoRTH), Shri. Amitabh
Ojha (RDSO), Shri. Amitabh Banerjee, (Ex-DG Shipping), Ms. R. Savithri, (Director,
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation) with Dr. Gautam Goswami
(Head TV 2035 exercise) and Smt. Mukti Prasad (Scientist C, TIFAC) as member
secretary.

As a result of various rounds of discussion within the advisory group, four sub
sectors of transport - roadways, railway, airways, and waterways were identified. The
roadmap details each of these sub-sectors broadly on the issues such as; energy,
environment, safety, control and management aspects, besides covering the current
status both in India and globally, future technology trends, gaps, challenges and policy
imperatives. I would like to express my gratitude and thanks to all the advisory
committee members for their valuable inputs and time in the preparation of this
roadmap document.

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