The street transport division (JPJ) says it has begun trialling the digital driving check system (e-testing) in a pilot part undertaking at 5 driving institutes. The division stated that the event of the system, which was introduced in 2022, is continuing in accordance with plan.

As for its deployment, the division instructed The Star that “full implementation of the system is topic to the coverage and path from the transport ministry,” including that there have been no plans to make the system obligatory for all driving institutes.

Nevertheless, Malaysian Driving Institute Affiliation president Mat Aris Bakar indicated that some driving institutes would start utilizing the system earlier than the yr is out. “It’s anticipated to be carried out in phases by year-end involving a number of driving institutes,” he instructed the publication.

He stated that e-testing would get rid of claims of unethical practices. “It’s a fairer system and may also help in producing candidates who’re actually competent and never those that handed the check as a result of they had been assisted or due to corruption,” he defined.

Mat Aris added that the system can even pace up the testing course of, the place outcomes will be obtained sooner. “It’s a high-capacity system and is predicted to extend the picture of driving institutes and the JPJ,” he stated.

Beneath the system, learner drivers will now not have a JPJ officer sitting subsequent to them throughout their driving assessments, as all analysis will probably be carried out remotely from a management room by way of a number of cameras and sensors positioned on the circuit. The digital course of will thus see no human interference, with the outcomes of the driving check being generated in real-time. College students can even be capable of evaluation their assessments ought to they fail.

Will probably be used for sensible assessments such because the slope check, three-point flip, reverse parking, parallel parking, the Z-course and S-course, Mat Aris defined. The 5 driving institutes at present testing the system in its pilot part are positioned in Johor, Penang and Kedah (one every) in addition to Selangor (two).

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