Transport Department partners with Maruti Suzuki to automate driving tests at four RTOs in State

The State Transport Department connected Tuesday (February 03, 2026) entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) for the automation of driving trial tracks astatine 4 Regional Transport Office (RTO) locations successful the State.

The MoA was signed betwixt Transport Commissioner Manish Kumar Sinha and caput of MSIL (CSR) Tarun Agarwal and elder officials of the company.

In a statement, the Transport Commissioner said that the task is being implemented arsenic portion of MSIL’s CSR initiative, with the nonsubjective of improving roadworthy information by making the driving licence investigating process much efficient, transparent, and standardised done the usage of technology.

The automated driving trial tracks volition beryllium established astatine the RTOs successful Eluru, Ongole, Vizianagaram, and Anakapalli.

The MSIL volition widen enactment by providing exertion and successful the areas of integration with the SARATHI system, grooming of unit and regular attraction for a play of 3 years. The Transport Department, connected its part, volition supply the required infrastructure astatine the existing driving trial tracks, undertake civilian works, guarantee information and energy proviso and behaviour driving tests and issuance of driving licences utilizing the automated system, said Mr. Sinha.

The automation of driving trial tracks is expected to bring greater uniformity and objectivity successful the investigating process and guarantee that driving licences are issued lone to candidates with the requisite driving skills, thereby strengthening roadworthy information successful the State, helium added.