Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Monday 19 February 2018

Fool-proof GPS Meters ?





Times of India ( 19 Feb ) carries following news :




 




City RTOs have proposed installation of ‘fool-proof ’ GPS-enabled meters in over one lakh autorickshaws.



The RTOs have mooted a proposal to replace electronic meters with gadgets which will automatically calculate fares based on real-time GPS-enabled distance and waiting time.



“GPS meters are difficult to tamper as they are based on Google Maps and will calculate the accurate distance travelled and time taken at signals to compute the fare,” a senior transport official said, adding that they could be introduced soon.



 The meters had been proposed in Delhi and Chennai. Each meter costs around Rs 15,000 and manufacturers in the state can supply them, a transport commissioner office official stated.



The meter will have a facility to print receipts, which will have the fare along with distance travelled and waiting time, the official said.



 “You can also track the GPS autos from a central control room and introduce a panic switch on the meters. This could be a safety feature for commuters, especially women travelling alone,” the official said.




In Jogeshwari case, RTO and police found that four important seals were broken to insert wires to rig the meter.



 “We want to make it mandatory that in case any seal is broken, the software should hang and the meter should malfunction immediately. In this case, we may issue a notice to the manufacturer this week and tell the firm to introduce software to ensure meters hang if seals are broken,” said an official from the transport commissioner’s office.



“We are also liaising with experts from Maharashtra Institute of Technology (Pune) to examine how we can introduce more security features in digital meters,” the official said. Meter manufacturers have said they should not be held responsible for seals broken by errant drivers.





I am glad that RTO has , at last , accepted to implement my following suggestion :


MakingYourself Obsolete ?  [  14  Feb  2016  ]

20  Feb  2018




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