Archive · 25 Jul 2025
EaseMyTrip Co-Founder Aims to Improve Bangalore Traffic
Imagine someone who helps people book travel tickets also wants to help make traffic better in Bangalore.
He thinks he can make traffic move 25-30% faster!
He's getting help from the police, city workers, and even Google.
They're using computer models to predict traffic jams, making it easier to report potholes, and creating tools to predict rain.
They're also trying to make traffic lights work together better.
He wants to fix the problems now, instead of waiting for new roads.
If you live in Bangalore, you can even join a chat group to share where you see the worst traffic.
EaseMyTrip co-founder Prashant Pitti aims to improve Bangalore traffic by 25-30% within a year.
Pitti has pledged Rs 1 crore to address Bengaluru's traffic problems.
He is collaborating with the Bengaluru Traffic Police, BBMP, City Police, Google India, IISc researchers, and mobility entrepreneurs.
Initiatives include traffic simulators, improved feedback loops, a hyperlocal rain predictor, and green wave signals.
A WhatsApp community has been launched to gather feedback from commuters on traffic issues.
- Who
- Prashant Pitti, co-founder of EaseMyTrip, in collaboration with various stakeholders.
- What
- Efforts to improve Bengaluru traffic.
- When
- Within a year.
- Where
- Bengaluru, India.
- Why
- To improve traffic flow and reduce congestion.
Optimizing Current Infrastructure
Infrastructure Development
Approach to Improvement
Optimizing Current Infrastructure
Focus on current infrastructure improvement to achieve immediate results.
Infrastructure Development
Waiting for new infrastructure is important.
- Initiative Lead
- Prashant Pitti
- Target Improvement
- 25-30% within a year
- Financial Commitment
- Rs 1 crore
- Key Partners
- Bengaluru Traffic Police, BBMP, City Police, Google India, IISc
- Focus
- Optimizing existing infrastructure