This safety device for cabs can work without internet

BENGALURU: A group of students and professors has come up with a tamper-proof safety device, which can be integrated with the central-locking system of cars and can work without the internet.

The device was developed by Rakesh S G, associatedean and head of Amrita School of Engineering, along with another professor and three engineering students.

Explaining the technology, Rakesh said, “This device is a simple add-on to the inbuilt central-locking system in cars. There are just two switches on the roof of the car, which can be accessed by passengers. One is a check button that allows the passenger to ascertain whether the safety device is working and not tampered with when s/he gets into the vehicle. The other is the panic button; on pressing it, the vehicle sets off an alarm to people aroundsothatthey can reach the passenger for help.”


Jaya Krishna Teja, a mechanical engineering student, said, “Wedon’tintendto make business out of this device. But we would like to urge the transportdepartmentto make it mandatory for car manufacturers to make it an in-built feature. The device has scope to add some more features like inserting a GPRS sim card and sending SMS tothe nearest police station.”