Nikhil Renuse
•1wWith talks about mandating ADAS in all new commercial vehicles and subsequently in passenger cars, should one buy an ADAS-equipped car or a non-ADAS car today, especially if one intends to keep it for as long as possible and tour extensively? With recent rules such as E20 that affect older cars, would the ADAS rule affect existing cars in any way other than decreasing resale value? Would express highways become ADAS only? Thanks!
Autocar India
ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) is a set of safety features that can help prevent accidents. These include features like lane-keeping assist, adaptive cruise control, and automatic emergency braking.
While the government is considering making ADAS mandatory for all new cars, there is no clarity on when this will happen. And even if a regulation mandating ADAS were enacted, cars without it would not be affected or banned. There is nothing like an 'ADAS-only' highway being considered. Future highways will be designed and constructed to optimise ADAS performance, but even cars without ADAS can still use them.
We always recommend buying a car with ADAS if you can afford it because it is an important piece of active safety that could be a life-saver in certain emergencies.
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Nikhil Renuse'
•1wThank you for your reply, teamAutocar. Love your entire team. It rocks! {You’ll get the reference :)} I was actually looking at buying the Thar Roxx star edition (non ADAS), diesel, manual, 4X2, for the purpose of touring everywhere in India. The Roxx stands out with -1. Its ability to go almost anywhere irrespective of the road condition; 2. The 2L diesel engine felt fabulous in the test drive w.r.t power and NVH; 3. Apart from the body roll pertaining to its body-on-frame construction the suspension setup impressed me; 4. Always loved the way the Thars looked! (Found it better than Jeep compass in 2, 3 and 4). Mahindra with a much larger service network than the Jeep’s also works in favour of the Roxx. I would appreciate your help with 2 of my concerns- 1. I couldn’t find an empty stretch of road to test the Roxx at 100- 120kmph. Are the NVH, wind buffeting noise and stability at 100- 120kmph a concern? 2. Now i am considering ADAS version instead. But how useful is ADAS with a manual transmission. Is adaptive cruise control actually useful in reducing driver fatigue? Does autonomous emergency braking work in a manual. All questions pertain to real life traffic conditions on our highways like the Pune Bangalore highway which would form a majority of my travel. I’d like your take on any other thing/s that I might have missed and need to be considered. Thankyou, Nikhil
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Posted on: 15 Feb 2026
