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3.9 VEHICLE SECURITY TRENDS IN industries, including insurance companies
INDIA are taking a second look at utilizing these
Every six minutes, a vehicle is stolen in India. devices to improve services and to develop
More than 65% of the vehicles have a normal innovative solutions for improving vehicular
vehicle alarm system. Unattended vehicles, safety. There are four types of “devices” i.e. trip
remote parking lots and unreliable valet place logging devices, passive GPS tracking devices,
a huge burden on the vehicle owner, with no Crash data recording devices and telematics
easy solution in sight. There is also rampant devices. Privacy concerns tend to dominate
misuse of vehicles (especially cars and vans) any discussion of vehicle data recording and
by drivers, who take advantage of the owner’s insurance. One way to address the privacy
ignorance and absence. Vehicle security systems concern is to allow the owner of the data to
have become important to challenge security choose who has access to the data in return
related concerns arising from theft, terrorism, for the benefits. Owners of commercial fleets
riots, arson and other unforeseen situations. The do not have the same privacy concerns as
main types of vehicle security systems used in individual drivers. They want to know exactly
India are audible and inaudible. Audible security where their vehicles are located, how fast they
systems work by alerting the general public are being driven and so on. A comprehensive
that someone without authority is trying to get vehicle security system will encompass the
into the vehicle. Whereas in inaudible security following technologies (Table 3.4).
systems, vehicle owner gets alert about the
intervention without the intruder coming to
know about it. Overall security of vehicles and
roads is inadequate in current scenario in India.

3.10 GAPS IN SECURITY SCENARIO
Security of vehicles is an important area due
to countless incidents of car thefts. Security of
vehicles should be enhanced with anti-theft
devices which are alarm based or operate
remotely. Remote disabling of the ignition after
alarms, finger print identification for starting
the vehicle are some important technology
solutions. Round the clock surveillance
should be introduced on roads to prevent
any untoward incidents. Protection from
terrorist strike is important, therefore, remote
surveillance technologies are the need of
the hour. CCTVs in public areas, protection
of bridges and tunnels are some measures
required in India.

3.11 VEHICLE COMMUNICATION AND
TELEMETRICS
Vehicular security is an important area and is
receiving attention in the light of thefts and
terror strikes in India. Several technologies
are available. New GSM based devices are
also popular because they send ‘vehicle
theft’ alerts in case of intrusion (opening of
door), vehicle tracking by SMS and keyless
entry. Vehicle data recorders and telematics
are not a future possibility, but are currently
available technologies, awaiting large scale
implementation. As the costs decrease, many

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