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    Tech’s driving a crash (avoidance) course

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    More lives can be saved if technology is used to predict road accidents even before they occur. The ability to collect driving and accidents-related data in a digital format is slowly helping everyone in the ecosystem make roads a safer place.

    India leads the world in lives lost due to road accidents each year.About 151,113 people were killed in 449,002 accidents in 2019, while a further 451,361 were injured, data from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways shows.The government’s stated objective is to drastically bring down the number of such fatalities.This will, however, require heavy investments—in quality infrastructure, technology, road safety education, and more.For
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