India V2V System Explained: Draft Rule, 2028 Target and What It Means for Car Owners

Spectrum: what is settled

This is the one part already final. The Department of Telecommunications issued G.S.R. 466(E) on 10 June 2026, which exempts on-board units from licensing. It does not cover roadside units. Reports describe the exempted band as 5,875 to 5,905 MHz, with limits on power and conditions of non-interference, and the ministry’s release describes 5.875 to 5.925 GHz, so the exact edge of the band is unclear without the gazette text. The telecom regulator’s consultation paper separately proposes keeping 5,905 to 5,925 MHz for future intelligent transport use, and had not issued recommendations as of mid-September.

Cost, privacy and the open questions

Question	What we found
Cost to owners	The draft does not address it. Autocar India cites earlier estimates of about ₹5,000 to ₹7,000 per vehicle, which is an estimate and not an official figure
Security	AIS-230 includes cybersecurity and communication-security requirements, but we could not verify the specific mechanisms
Privacy and tracking	The regulator’s paper flags spoofing, replay attacks and surveillance risks from continuous broadcasts, and notes India has no V2X-specific privacy framework. These are concerns and recommendations, not adopted rules
Older cars	No retrofit mandate found
False warnings and interference	No official source found

Do not read more into the draft than it says. We found no confirmed requirement for a national security certificate system, and an earlier claim that AIS-230 mandates one was corrected by a regulatory tracker. The privacy and tracking worries in our video are real concerns raised by commentators and the regulator, but we cannot say the rule has or lacks specific protections.

Why the government wants it

The safety case rests on India’s road deaths. The ministry’s report on road accidents in 2024 records 4,87,707 accidents and 1,77,175 deaths, as reported in summaries of the report, and a provisional lower figure also circulated, while crime-records data differ. V2V warnings aim to give drivers a few extra seconds before a crash that cameras and radar cannot see, such as a vehicle hidden around a bend. They only work if both vehicles carry the system, so the benefit grows slowly as new cars replace old ones.

What happens next for the India V2V system

The 30-day comment period ran from 3 August and closed around early September. One trade report said the norms were expected to be notified by December 2026, but we did not verify it, and a final notification in the last few weeks cannot be ruled out. Before you rely on any date, check the ministry’s website and the gazette. The ministry’s release is on PIB, and a useful regulatory tracker is the Ambimat India V2X page, which is a secondary source.

A note on our video

Our video’s title said “New Government Rule”. It is a draft, and not in force. The description’s other points hold up: the framework is based on AIS-230 and C-V2X, vehicles exchange speed, location and direction, the band is around 5.9 GHz, and the use cases are emergency braking, collision warnings, wrong-way alerts and emergency-vehicle alerts. The accident figures match the ministry’s final 2024 report. The description also carried stray source labels that do not belong. The video’s remarks on privacy, tracking, false warnings, interference and old cars are discussion points, and we could not verify any of them in the draft text. We have not read the draft notification or the AIS-230 text, because neither is published where we could open it.

What should you do?

Nothing, for now. If you are buying a car in 2026, V2V will not be in it, and the draft does not require old cars to change. If you are following the rule, watch for the final notification, any cost figure and any privacy safeguards. Watch the full video for our discussion, and see the videos page and car news.

India V2V system FAQs

Is V2V mandatory in India?

Not yet. It is a draft proposed in August 2026, under which new vehicles would need it from 1 October 2028 if the draft is finalised.

What is V2V communication?

Vehicles broadcast their speed, position, direction and acceleration to each other so that a car can warn its driver of a braking vehicle ahead or a vehicle coming the wrong way.

Will my old car need V2V?

The draft has no retrofit requirement, so cars already on the road are outside it.

How much will V2V cost?

The draft gives no cost. Autocar India cites earlier estimates of about ₹5,000 to ₹7,000 per vehicle, which is not an official figure.

Does V2V track my car?

Vehicles broadcast position and speed, and the telecom regulator has flagged surveillance and privacy risks and the lack of a V2X privacy framework. No adopted rule on this has been found.

India’s V2V system is a draft with a 2028 target, so treat it as a proposal to watch and not a rule that changes what you drive today.