India, Jan. 9 -- Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday announced that India will roll out vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication technology that will bring the number of road accidents significantly down. The technology, according to the minister, will enable cars to directly communicate with one another and issue automatic warnings to drivers.

The system, currently deployed in a few countries, allows vehicles to exchange safety alerts without entering a mobile or internet network, Gadkari said.

Gadkari said V2V communication will work across the front, rear and sides of vehicles, and will factor in terrain and road curves, allowing alerts even when hazards are hidden from a driver's line of sight. The tec...