Waiting for the Tata Tigor AMT

St. Mary’s Islands, located off the coast of Malpe, is said to have been formed due to volcanic activity and was once a part of Madagascar.

The Malpe fishing harbour bursts with activity every morning.

A handful of lighthouses dot the islands and coastlines around Malpe.

The sunroof allowed warm sea breeze into our hair.

The ventilated seats in the Verna, a segment-first feature, keep your back cool.

A refined engine, light controls and a comfortable cabin makes the Verna a fantastic car for long drives.

The rocks at St. Mary’s Islands are hexagonal in shape, columnar in form, and made of basalt.

How much you enjoy your driving holiday depends on what you’re driving.

St. Mary’s Islands are one of those hidden gems of India that have not been overrun by tourism.

Steering wheel has been replaced by joystick that activates self-driving mode and also offers manual control.

IMU: Inertial Measuring Unit combines GPS, gyroscope and accelerometer to make car’s position accurate to the last centimetre.

JOYSTICK: Manual override provided by joystick. Throttle, brake and steering controlled by push and pull, left and right movements.

SOFTWARE: Aerodrive has its own patented software for the self-driving Celerio which can be started with a voice command.

CAMERA: Autonomous cars rely on visual data to react to real life situations and, hence, cameras are a critical piece of hardware.

The team behind Project Aerodrive that has created possibly the cheapest self-driving car in the world.