India, May 1 -- With Punjab's driver licensing system under cloud, road safety expert Kamal Soi has called for introducing the HAMS technology, an artificial intelligence (AI) based automated competency test, at the earliest besides suspending employees accused of tampering with video evidence.

Addressing a press conference in Chandigarh on Wednesday, the former vice-chairman of the Punjab transport department said: "Trust in the regional and state transport authorities has been eroded after the scam under which untrained drivers were issued licences in exchange for bribes."

On April 7, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau had raided regional transport authority offices and 32 driving test centres in the state. The crackdown led to the arrest of...