TVS Motor Company was founded by T.V Sundaram Iyer and deals in automobile manufacturing, financing and insurance. In the previous financial year, the company's scooter sales were up 12% and net profit increased 23.66%. TVS competes in the auto-rickshaw segment and has launched new models. It plans to invest 350 crore in capital expenditures and partner with BMW on motorcycle technology. However, the company's share price fell 3.80% due to impacts from Chennai flooding, including a loss of 15,000 vehicle sales, dropping it to fourth in market share. Driverless cars could lower costs and emissions but current prototypes have safety issues in certain conditions like rain or snow that may not be