Autonomous Vehicles Metamorphosis: Would India Lose Again! Dhiraj Gupta Portfolio Manager, Testing, Financial Services Capgemini India

Abstract Do we really need AVs? Does it offer anything for QA & Testing and can India make it BIG? By next 20 years 1 out of 4 vehicles could be Shared-Self-Driven vehicle. The Vision of Self-driven cars cant be realized without reliable backbone of “Trust” in general public and that trust can come from reliability of QA and Testing carried out This presents a unique opportunity for the Quality Assurance and Quality Control aspect which needs to be explored with a specific focus on “Testing”. Indian IT companies command around 40-50% of the entire Software Testing business which makes India the topmost contender to grab the lions share in AV related Testing. Mr. Kris Gopalakrishnan (Infosys) estimated global software testing business to reach $13 Billion by 2010. 50%testing work will be outsourced to India  New business models could expand automotive revenue pool by about 30% or up to $1.5 trillion

Loss of A billion hours a day is not a trivial amount! AV: Why the Fuss! While driving is considered fun, the facts portray a different story Safety: WHO Global status report on road safety 2015 shows that around 1.2m people are killed every year on roads globally and tens of millions of people are injured or disabled every year Car as office: Time spent in car can be utilized for fun, work or Meetings given the advancement of IoT and Smartphones a car can actually be turned into a super-efficient office space, gaming arcade or even a training room Cost & Reliability of Drivers: While cost is a big constraint, a driver can also be a big pain to manage. Driving related fatigue is also one of the key causes of accidents Stress: Traffic jams, road conditions, frustrating daily commutes, road rage and expensive cost of ownership gets people quite stressed out but there is no choice According to a McKinsey research, commuters worldwide could save a combined 1 billion hours every day once autonomous vehicles go main-stream. Loss of A billion hours a day is not a trivial amount!

The India Benefit Premium Institutes , IT Companies Produced leaders like Satya Nadella and Sunder Pichai Staffing Flexibility Cost benefits Will and Preparedness India First or LOST! India can help the world enter a new era successfully in terms of IT and generate employment as well as innovation in India. Or like all other evolutionary revolutions India can remain an audience and be content with low paying routine jobs But with world renowned success stories like that of Mangalyaan, confidence should be quite high to be the first in the end to end QA and Testing for the market AV presents The software side of this business case should be the focus of Indian IT Firms and institutes

India QA & Testing takes the front seat The very premise of AVs is ‘Trust’ and most of the people still find it unreliable as well as amusing to believe that vehicles will drive themselves and AVs could actually be a reality QA & Testing is going through a huge transformation to meet the demands of the market in AI, Robotics, Machine Learning, Data Sciences, RPA space which also forms the technology stack for AV Software Worldwide software testing outsourcing market will grow to $50 Billion in 2020 and India to gain BIG - NASSCOM

AV & Testing RPA + AI Cloud computing Cognitive Computing Self learning and Self healing Predictive Analysis Data Sciences & Analytics End to End Automation Cloud computing Multi interface automation Advanced Fuzzling and Automated inputs

Unique Proposition for India Test In India $15 Billions in Testing Rare Opportunity Innovation Prospects Trillions of Dollars in AV Space Infrastructure & Will Universities and IT Companies Unique Proposition for India A huge market to be tapped and its India’s turn to take on the world with its test bed, IT companies, Government will and bright engineers

References & Appendix http://www.makeinindia.com http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_traffic/en/ https://www.strategyand.pwc.com/reports/connected-car-2016-study http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_safety_status/2015/en/ http://news.mit.edu/topic/autonomous-vehicles http://www.luxresearchinc.com https://home.kpmg.com http://www.mckinsey.com https://www.forbes.com/sites/oliviergarret/2017/03/03/10-million-self-driving-cars-will-hit-the-road-by-2020-heres-how-to-profit/#5d8ae2c7e508 https://community.nasscom.in/community/discuss/iot/drivewithiot/blog/2017/06/12/drivewithiot-the-advent-of-connected-autonomous-and-electric-vehicles

Author Biography Dhiraj Gupta is Portfolio Manager (Testing, Financial Services) at Capgemini leading workforce transformation and handling large banking accounts. He has deep interest in RPA, Automation and AI and is currently authoring a book on Autonomous Vehicles and the role India can play in terms of innovation and optimization. In the free time Dhiraj likes to go for long drives and horse riding.

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