July 25, 2017 09:41 am | Updated 09:41 am IST - New Delhi
CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, 09/06/2017: Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari during an interaction with journalists at The Hindu office in Chennai on Friday. Photo: M. Vedhan
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said driverless cars would not be allowed in India as it would lead to joblessness.
Instead, the government would focus on training drivers as adequate driving skills could provide employment to about 50 lakh people, the Road Transport Minister said.
“India suffers a huge shortage of 22 lakh drivers... Cab aggregators take advantage of these. We are not going to promote any technology that will render people jobless,” Mr. Gadkari said.
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