KATHMANDU: Suzuki is developing a lower-cost advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) designed for Indian road conditions, with plans to offer core safety features across its future model range.
Suzuki Chief Technology Officer Katsuhiro Kato said the company wants to make key safety features more widely available instead of limiting expensive ADAS technology to higher-end models.
The company plans to make features such as automatic emergency braking and lane departure prevention standard. More advanced comfort and convenience features could remain available on higher variants.
Suzuki is developing what it calls a “just-right ADAS” system, focusing on Indian traffic conditions while keeping costs low. The system is expected to use high-resolution cameras and AI chips instead of more expensive radar-based systems. Driver and occupant monitoring will also be integrated into the system.
The technology is part of Suzuki’s wider ‘SDV Right’ strategy for software-defined vehicles. The company plans to simplify the electronic architecture by combining communication, power distribution and body control functions into a centralized electronic control unit.
Suzuki says this approach could reduce electronic architecture costs by around 30% and weight by 15% compared with conventional multi-ECU systems.
However, the ADAS system is still under development. Suzuki has not yet revealed detailed performance figures or confirmed which future models will receive the technology, according to Autocar.
In India, the Baleno hatchback is currently the entry-level Suzuki model offering ADAS, with the feature introduced in its 2026 iteration.
