EaseMyTrip co-founder Prashant Pitti says willing to commit Rs 1 crore to solve Bengaluru's 'Traffic Mess' using Google Data and Satellite Imagery
co-founder
Prashant Pitti
has pledged Rs 1 crore to tackle the problem of
Bengaluru traffic
. Pitti shared his personal ordeal of being stuck in a traffic jam for two hours in a post on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter). Pitti revealed that he was stuck for almost 2 hours in the city's gridlock, where he spent 100 minutes in understanding why there is no traffic-light or cop available there. Pitti has also publicly pledged Rs 1 crore towards developing a data-driven solution which will help in solving the traffic problem of the city.
EaseMyTrip co-founder Prashant Pitti says willing to commit Rs 1 crore to solve Bengaluru's 'Traffic Mess'
In a post shared on X, Pitti announced his commitment to invest Rs 1 crore in solving the traffic mess of Bengaluru. "Stuck in Bengaluru traffic for 2 hours today. This is insane! Willing to commit 1 crore from my side to solve this traffic mess using
Google Data
&
Satellite Imagery
. Who's with me?"
Pitti plans to build an
AI-powered system
which will help in identifying and mapping traffic choke points by leveraging Google's recently launched 'Road Management Isight' tool and geospatial analytics. This initiative will also be open-source allowing other cities to replicate and solve traffic mess.
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Pitti also emphasised that this project will only be possible with the on cooperation from
Bengaluru Traffic Police
(BTP) and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (
BBMP
), who must provide raw traffic data or API access and assign a dedicated team to act on the insights.
Read EaseMyTrip co-founder Prashant Pitti Twitter post here
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!
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.
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.
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