Published Jul 15, 2025 | 8:59 AM ⚊ Updated Jul 15, 2025 | 8:59 AM
City traffic (iStock)
In an effort to control the infamous traffic jam in Bengaluru, Ease My Trip Co-founder Prashant Pitti said on Monday, 14 July, that he was committing ₹1 crore to find a solution using Google Maps and artificial intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML).
He said he wanted to fix the Bengaluru traffic, adding that he was stuck at the Outer Ring Road (ORR) for 100 minutes on 12 July.
“I was stuck at one choke-point at ORR, where I spent 100 mins struggling to understand why there is no traffic-light or cop here! But I don’t want one more “Bengaluru Traffic Memes or Rant”. I WANT TO FIX IT,” he said in a post on X.
“I am committing INR 1 Cr to find Bangalore Choke-Points via Google Maps & AL. 11 km → 2.15 hours in Bangalore Traffic on Saturday late night!” he wrote.
“Very recently, in April 2025, Google Maps started sharing “Road Management Insight”. It’s a city-level data in Big Query format. Using Google Data and Satellite Imagery, we can list down all the choke-points & their exact timings in a month. For the traffic department to work on those areas specifically.
I am willing to spend INR 1 Crore on this project by funding: 1-2 senior ML/AI engineers. And providing budget for using Google Maps API calls, Satellite Imagery & GPUs I will start this project, when BTP/BBMP: Open their raw feeds or API access AND names a team, committed to acting on the insights we generate.
How can you help right now?
1. TAG anyone you know in the Bangalore Traffic Office, BBMP or the Traffic Commissioner’s office, let this hit the right inbox.
2. ML/AI folks: comment “IN”, if you can work along part-time to end this menace
3. Every commuter who’s sick of bleeding time: comment or share. More noise -> faster response.
Bengalore is India’s tech future; and people making it happen deserve MUCH better,” he added in the X post.
