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Abstract
The total number of registered vehicles in India stood at 30.92 million in the same year. In 2018 about 44,158 cases of vehicle theft was reported and only 19.6% of these cases could be solved. Every year the rate of vehicle theft increases by 10% to 12%. Rise in population is directly proportional to the rise in number of vehicles. With this, the risk of vehicle theft has also increased tremendously. Stolen vehicle does not only cause economic loss to the owner, it also may be used in certain criminal activities. This might put the owner of the vehicle in danger and unwelcome situations. Thus, having a functional and efficient anti-theft tracking and detecting system has become a necessity. It helps the user to track the location (with latitude and longitude) of vehicle at any given point of time with the help of an android app that will be installed in their phones. It makes use of GPS trackers that are installed in the vehicle to detect the location of the vehicle. Vehicle can be accessed either by ignition key or by the android application. Usually user makes use of the android app to start, stop and lock the vehicle. Only if the mobile is not working or any other emergency, he makes use of the ignition key. When the user is using the ignition key, alert message will be sent to the user as well as the guardian as the vehicle is started using the ignition key. User has to inform prior to the guardian that, he is the one using the vehicle. Or else guardian will lock the engine using the android application. This system also includes a software that detects rash driving of the vehicle. Once this is detected the guardian will be alerted with a message about the same. With such effective systems we could control the theft of vehicle to a greater extent. People will have a way of stopping the crime from happening instead of reporting the crime after it has already taken place, as the chances of solving such cases are really low at present time
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Copyright © 2025 SIDDHI RAMESH TAMKAR. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
