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EaseMyTrip Co-Founder Launches AI-Driven Pilots to Slash Bengaluru Congestion by 30%

Data-sharing agreements with Google, Uber, Ola, Rapido now fuel pilots in synchronized signals, rain forecasting, community reporting aimed at reducing congestion by 30%

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Overview

  • Prashant Pitti pledged ₹1 crore and convened Bengaluru Traffic Police, BBMP, city police, Google, IISc and mobility platforms into a joint task force to tackle gridlock
  • Agreements with Google and major ride-hailing apps feed real-time movement data into AI-powered simulation models for predictive rerouting
  • A Green Wave signals pilot is synchronizing traffic lights along key corridors to enable continuous vehicle flow
  • The Hyperlocal Rain Predictor has been deployed to forecast localized downpours and guide roadwork scheduling and drainage fixes before disruptions occur
  • The existing pothole complaint app and a new public WhatsApp community are being revamped to allow timestamped, transparent reporting of illegal parking, broken signals and waterlogging