LAHORE: Pakistan’s first artificial intelligence (AI)–based driving test car has been launched, a major step towards modernising the licensing system.
DIG Traffic Waqas Nazir introduced the advanced vehicle, saying it is equipped with cameras, sensors, and biometric systems to ensure fair and efficient driving tests. The car has a facial recognition camera inside, four cameras outside, and a fingerprint verification machine.
Candidates entering the car will receive automated instructions for the test. The system also checks handbrake use, seatbelt fastening, and includes a countdown timer. An AI feature automatically fails candidates if they use reverse gear more than once.
Test results will be uploaded instantly, reducing human error and bias.
The AI-based vehicle will first operate in Lahore, with plans to expand to other cities in Punjab. The Traffic Police developed the system themselves, without any external funding.
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Under the new system, cameras at all driving test centres will run 24/7. No licence will be issued unless the entire test is recorded. Previously, footage was deleted after 15 days, but now it will be stored permanently in the Punjab Safe Cities Authority’s high-security database.
Officials said the move will prevent fraud and ensure that only skilled drivers get licences. The test vehicles’ smart cameras and sensors will track mistakes such as missed signals, wrong turns, and unsafe driving, immediately identifying unfit drivers.
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