I think Indian infrastructure is going to have a hard time coping with this.

Tried getting anywhere in New Delhi recently? A 10km ride can take HOURS. I'm not exaggerating or kidding. You will literally stand in one spot for half an hour. Nobody obeys traffic rules and gridlock is the norm.

The Indian middle class is looking to copy the west, and they want their SUVs and their tall lattes too.

In late afternoon in New Delhi (about 6:00pm or so), you can STARE AT THE SUN without feeling any queasiness in your eyes. That's how bad the pollution is.

Instead of looking to other cultures and trying to NOT make the same mistakes, India is eager to copycat them. Heh... you think Americans go a little bit overboard with the bling and the super-size-me? Just wait.. just wait.

-Laxitive

The driving exam is a joke here. If you correctly answer 6 out of 10 multiple choice questions (mostly "guess the taffic sign" ones) you get a learners licence.

1 month later you get the full licence, provided that you can drive 100m without incident.

On the other hand the Tata Nano seems to be a scaled-up rickshaw rather than a scaled-down car.

India has 10 times the US's population density. The Indian National Railways is currently the world's largest employer, and operates one of the largest rail networks on the planet.

Actually if you read the original article posted here (I'm too lazy to look), it mentioned that many people were traveling on mopeds and motorbikes with multiple passengers including young children. This is not an attempt to bring transportation to the country; it's an attempt to bring "safer" transportation. As always, it's relative.

Wouldn't that be the perfect os for the next version of the XO? They already have lots of apps for the arm platform. And Nokia could be a big sponsor for the XO.