No driverless cars will be allowed : Gadkari

New Delhi, July 25: The Union Minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari said on Monday that the Driverless cars will not be allowed in India because the government is not going to promote any technology that comes at the cost of jobs.

"No driverless cars will be allowed in India. The government is not going to promote any technology or policy that will make people jobless" he said.

He stated that the country has a shortage of 2.2 million drivers and added that driving skills can provide employment to around five million people.



He also said "Cab aggregators like Ola and Uber are making money by using our driving skills. If cab aggregators think they can make more money by introducing technology like driverless cars and render people unemployed, the government is not going to allow it" he added.

He also disclosed that his ministry is planning to introduce and make GPS and satellite tracking mandatory in all public and private vehicles in the coming days.