Col Kuldeep Yadav conceived the idea of developing such a device when he was commanding a military unit in Manipur. In the mountains, the drivers get fatigued and fell asleep while driving which causes accidents.
In 2021, around 1.54 lakh people were killed in road accidents in the country. Over 57 per cent of truck accidents are caused due to drivers falling asleep. “Besides military vehicles, this device could be very useful in saving lives due to accidents in civil trucks and buses too,” said the official.