India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The Government has undertaken the following steps to enhance the safety of medium and heavy-duty vehicles:
To enhance evaluation of brake performance, a revised braking standard (IS 11852: 2019) has been mandated [vide GSR 834(E) dated 11th Nov 2025] for trucks w.e.f. 01st Oct 2027. Earlier, the said standard was applicable to buses built by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) only.
Braking systems have been advanced with mandatory implementation of electronic stability control systems (AIS 162) [vide GSR 834(E) dated 11th Nov 2025] for trucks w.e.f. 01st Oct 2027, which provide stability, especially in the event of braking at curves.
Further, Advanced Emergency Braking...