SERDANG: The Transport Ministry is exploring the use of telematics to reduce the ongoing danger posed by heavy vehicles and buses on Malaysian roads.
Minister Anthony Loke said his ministry is already looking for ways to implement telematics and enhanced in-cabin equipment, for all heavy vehicles and buses in particular.
This comes after a recent three-vehicle crash, which involved an express bus and a lorry, along the North-South Expressway (PLUS) on Jan 11, resulting in one death and nine injured.
“For now, we are awaiting several companies to conduct proof-of-concept trials on telematic technology, not only for bus drivers but also for commercial vehicles,” he said in a press conference after the FLYSiswa 2026 launch ceremony at Universiti Putra Malaysia here on Tuesday (Jan 13).
He added that the ministry has also begun enforcing the implementation of the speed limitation device (SLD) requirements on bus operating companies.
“Bus operating companies will be investigated to determine whether they have complied with the installation of SLDs.
“If they have not, immediate action will be taken against the company,” he said.
