Archive · 16 Nov 2025
Vizag Automates Vehicle Fitness Tests Amid Road Safety Push
Imagine a special place where cars and trucks can get checked to make sure they are safe to drive.
A government minister visited this place in a city called Vizag.
He saw the machines that will test the vehicles automatically, without a person needing to drive them as much.
The minister said that these automatic tests are now allowed for all the transport vehicles.
He also told the people in charge to make sure the roads are safe and to help stop accidents from happening.
This is to help keep everyone on the roads safer.
Transport Minister Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy visited an automated driving test track and vehicle fitness centre in Visakhapatnam.
Automated equipment tests are now permitted for the fitness of transport vehicles in Visakhapatnam.
The Minister reviewed construction progress and instructed officials to expedite remaining works.
Focus will be placed on road safety and accident prevention measures.
The facility is located at the Gambhiram automated driving test track and I&C vehicle fitness centre.
- Who
- Transport Minister Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy and transport officials
- What
- Visited an automated driving test track and vehicle fitness centre, and announced that automated equipment tests are now allowed for vehicle fitness in Visakhapatnam.
- When
- Saturday
- Where
- Visakhapatnam, at the Gambhiram automated driving test track and I&C vehicle fitness centre.
- Why
- To review construction progress, expedite remaining works, and ensure road safety measures are in place to prevent accidents.
- Location
- Visakhapatnam (Vizag)
- Official Visit
- Transport Minister Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy
- Date of Visit
- Saturday
- Facility
- Gambhiram automated driving test track and I&C vehicle fitness centre
- New Policy
- Automated equipment tests allowed for transport vehicle fitness