India, Jan. 22 -- To make the process of getting a driving license more stringent, the Maharashtra transport department has proposed to develop automated driving test tracks at 38 different Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) in the state. Officials said the move was to ensure that applicants did not clear the tests easily.

Essentially, computerised test tracts will bring the curtain down on the practice of manual testing carried out by RTOs, where an applicant is merely asked to drive a vehicle for 50 to 100 metres and reverse in a straight line. An agent from the driving school and an RTO inspector sit inside the vehicle during the test.

"The automated driving tracks will ensure that applicants give tests without human intervention," sa...