Tired of Bengaluru traffic, entrepreneur offers Rs 1 crore to fix it. Here's the plan
'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,' Pitti said.Instead of adding to the chorus of rants and memes about Bengaluru traffic, Pitti decided to invest in a long-term solution. 'I don't want one more Bengaluru traffic meme or rant. I want to fix it,' he said.Pitti's plan is rooted in data. In April 2025, Google began offering a tool called "Road Management Insight," which provides city-level traffic data through BigQuery.Using this data along with satellite imagery, Pitti proposed mapping all of Bengaluru's congestion points and identifying the specific times they become bottlenecks. This, according to him, would allow the Bengaluru traffic department to implement focused interventions in the most problematic zones.'I am willing to spend Rs 1 crore on this project by funding: 1-2 senior ML/AI engineers. And providing budget for using Google Maps API calls, Satellite Imagery and GPUs,' he added.However, the success of the project depends on the cooperation of civic authorities. Pitti has called on the Bengaluru Traffic Police and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to open their raw data feeds or APIs and designate an official team to act on the insights generated by the project.Take a look at the post here:
Furthermore, Pitti emphasised Bengaluru's importance as India's tech capital and said the people driving its growth 'deserve much better.'As social media users shared their own experiences of navigating Bengaluru's gridlocked roads, many applauded Prashant Pitti for his proactive approach to a long-standing civic issue.Buoyed by the overwhelming support, Pitti shared an enthusiastic update in a follow-up post. 'You know the problem is worth solving when EVERY techie (worth their salt) in Bangalore is messaging you to work pro-bono.'- EndsMust Watch
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