NHAI partners Reliance Jio to deploy telecom-based highway safety alert system

Key facts

• The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) signed an MoU with Reliance Jio to roll-out a telecom network-driven highway safety alert system.
• Using Jio’s existing 4G and 5G network, travellers receive advance warnings on mobile phones as they approach risk locations such as accident-prone stretches, stray-cattle zones, fog-affected areas and emergency diversions.
• Alerts will be sent through SMS, WhatsApp, and high-priority calls to national highway users.
• The automated system works for all Jio mobile users on or near national highways without requiring additional roadside hardware.