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AI Crash Analysis Could Help States Identify Dangerous Roads
India wants states to use an AI-supported system to understand where crashes happen and what patterns they follow.
The system, called eDAR, is already being used on National Highways.
It has identified thousands of stretches with frequent serious crashes.
Officials hope states can use similar tools on their own roads when the needed road data is available.
The information could help them choose where to improve road design or increase enforcement.
The Centre also offered states access to other planning and project-management platforms.
Officials discussed improving how road projects and consultants are assessed.
They also encouraged states to consider financing approaches used on national highway projects.
The Centre says the eDAR platform could help states analyse crash patterns on state and local roads, subject to road-data availability.
AI analysis of eDAR has identified 6,358 black corridors covering more than 6,400 kilometres on National Highways.
Those corridors recorded 37,164 deaths between 2023 and 2025; Tamil Nadu had the most, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka.
India recorded 487,707 road accidents and 177,175 deaths in 2024, up from 480,583 accidents and 172,890 deaths in 2023.
At Chintan Shivir 2026, the Centre offered states access to several technology platforms and encouraged stronger project oversight and alternative financing models.
- Who
- India’s road transport and highways ministry and state authorities.
- What
- The Centre proposed extending eDAR-style crash analysis and other technology platforms for state-level use.
- Where
- The proposal concerns state and local roads across India; the Chintan Shivir concluded at Ekta Nagar, Gujarat.
- When
- The proposal was discussed at the two-day Chintan Shivir 2026, which concluded on Tuesday; the articles also report accident figures for 2023–2025.
- Why
- To identify crash patterns and dangerous road stretches and guide targeted road-safety measures.
Potential benefits
Implementation considerations
Extending crash analysis to state and local roads
Potential benefits
The eDAR platform could help authorities locate crash patterns and target engineering changes, enforcement or other safety measures.
Implementation considerations
Use on state and local roads depends on the availability of relevant road data.
Key facts
- 2024 road accidents
- 487,707
- 2024 road deaths
- 177,175
- Black corridors identified
- 6,358, covering more than 6,400 kilometres of National Highways
- Deaths on identified corridors
- 37,164 between 2023 and 2025
- States with most corridors
- Tamil Nadu: 958; Uttar Pradesh: 671; Karnataka: 607
- Condition for state and local road analysis
- Availability of relevant road data
- Other platforms offered
- PM GatiShakti, Data Lake, contractor rating systems and Bhoomi Rashi
Sources
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