Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Hyderabad Transport Department Plans AI Monitoring, Electric Bus Expansion
Hyderabad’s transport department wants to use technology to improve travel and traffic control.
It plans to install 60 cameras that can read vehicle number plates and identify violations.
The city’s bus service will also get 2,200 more electric buses.
Electric vehicles have become more popular partly because of tax benefits.
The government says this has helped reduce pollution.
Bus services have already started on 370 new routes.
Officials also want buses, trains, and the Metro to work together better for last-mile travel.
Autorickshaw workers may get a welfare board and a fare increase, while rules for bike taxis are being considered.
Sixty Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras will be installed across Hyderabad to monitor traffic violations.
The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation plans to add 2,200 electric buses to its fleet.
The government has introduced services on 370 new routes and plans to improve underserved-area connectivity.
Tax exemptions worth about Rs 1,400 crore for electric vehicles have encouraged purchases and reduced pollution.
A welfare board for autorickshaw workers, a possible fare hike, and yellow plates for bike taxis are under consideration.
- Who
- The Telangana transport department, Transport and BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, and the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation.
- What
- The department announced AI-based traffic monitoring, more electric buses, new routes, and proposed measures for autorickshaw and bike-taxi workers.
- When
- The announcements were made on Tuesday during an event marking 1,000 days of the Praja Palana governance programme; several measures are planned for the near future.
- Where
- Hyderabad and surrounding villages in Telangana.
- Why
- The measures aim to tackle traffic and transport problems, reduce pollution, expand connectivity, and improve last-mile travel.
- Number-plate cameras
- Sixty Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras are planned across Hyderabad.
- Electric buses planned
- 2,200 additional electric buses are expected to join the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation fleet.
- Electric buses operating
- 1,024 electric buses are already operating.
- New buses procured
- The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation has procured 2,932 new buses since the government took office.
- New routes
- Bus services have been introduced on 370 new routes in Hyderabad and villages.
- Electric-vehicle tax exemptions
- Tax exemptions worth about Rs 1,400 crore have been provided for electric vehicles.
- Diesel-bus retrofitting
- Retrofitting is planned for 240 diesel buses.