ADAS THIRD EYE 3.0

India's Top-6 car manufacturers slug it out for top honours in the 3rd edition of our Mega ADAS Test.

- WORDS SHIVANK BHATT

Two years ago, we conducted our very first Mega ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) comparison test. Back then, the Honda City and the Mahindra XUV700 were the only two mainstream cars on sale in India to offer ADAS. In 2023, driver assistance tech was largely viewed as a bragging-rights gimmick rather than something truly essential – especially given our less-than-perfect road infrastructure and utterly chaotic traffic conditions.

Truth be told, we didn't expect ADAS to boom in India – certainly not at the pace it has. And yet, here we are in 2026, with ADAS rapidly becoming mainstream. Today, almost every major carmaker in the country offers some form of driver assistance technology across its latest models. But the biggest ADAS headline in recent times has to be Maruti Suzuki entering the game. With the introduction of ADAS on the Victoris, India's largest – and arguably most loved – carmaker has officially joined the driver-assistance revolution.

With Maruti Suzuki now in the mix, ADAS is available across the portfolios of India's top six car manufacturers. The driver-assistance market is getting serious and the list of ADAS-equipped cars is only set to grow further as we step into the new year.

That said, having ADAS on a brochure and having ADAS that actually works, especially on Indian roads, are two very different things. Every manufacturer worth its salt claims its system is the safest, smartest, and most advanced. But marketing promises only go so far – the real truth comes out only when the rubber meets the road.

Which is why we're back with the third edition of our Mega ADAS Test. This is our most comprehensive driver-assistance comparison yet, where we evaluate ADAS systems from India's top six carmakers – Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra, Tata, Hyundai, Toyota and Kia – under identical, real-world conditions.