Traffic down by 20 per cent at 75 key junctions; are AI signals helping?
4 months ago

Traffic down by 20 per cent at 75 key junctions; are AI signals helping?

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: While Bengaluru’s traffic is a nightmare for commuters, with people complaining that AI cameras have not made a difference, data from the Bengaluru Traffic Police shows that since March, on an average, congestion has reduced by 20% at 75 key junctions where Adaptive Traffic Control Systems were installed. These systems, designed to adjust signals based on real-time traffic flow, have also reduced the need for manual operations. On the KR Road corridor, which includes four traffic signals—Medical College Circle, Shivashankara Circle, VV Puram, and National College Junction, travel time has been reduced by 20%. This helps manage traffic flow better and reduces waiting times, making travel smoother for everyone,” he said.

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Bengaluru traffic police leveraging tech to ease congestion: Joint Commissioner
1 month ago

Bengaluru traffic police leveraging tech to ease congestion: Joint Commissioner

The Hindu  

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India's traffic bottlenecks: Three cities among world's slowest
2 months, 2 weeks ago

India's traffic bottlenecks: Three cities among world's slowest

India Today  

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Pedestrian signals get timers in Bengaluru
3 months, 1 week ago

Pedestrian signals get timers in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

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AI-powered speed-trap cameras on expressway slightly brings down fatal accidents: Bengaluru police
3 months, 2 weeks ago

AI-powered speed-trap cameras on expressway slightly brings down fatal accidents: Bengaluru police

The Hindu  

The eight Artificial Intelligence -powered speed trap cameras on international airport road elevated expressway, set up in May this year, seems to have brought down fatalities in accidents on the stretch slightly. However, fatal accidents reported on the service road, which doesn’t have speed limit enforcement presently, have shot up from 13 in 2023 to 22 in 2024 till date. …

Bengaluru introduces AI traffic management systems across 41 junctions: Report
6 months, 1 week ago

Bengaluru introduces AI traffic management systems across 41 junctions: Report

Hindustan Times  

Motorists in Bengaluru are set to see a reduction in traffic police manually managing intersections and adjusting signal lights due to a new technological upgrade. The city has introduced an advanced AI-powered Adaptive Traffic Control System, which has been implemented at 41 junctions, automating traffic signal operations in real-time, the Deccan Herald reported. Among the 41 junctions now equipped with …

136 more intersections in Bengaluru may get AI-enhanced adaptive signals by 2025
7 months, 1 week ago

136 more intersections in Bengaluru may get AI-enhanced adaptive signals by 2025

The Hindu  

The State government is all set to introduce adaptive traffic control systems at 136 more traffic signals in Bengaluru by 2025. Expanding these advanced signals to more intersections would definitely help reduce congestion throughout the city.” In light of this, the State government has now decided to expand the project to 136 more traffic signals in the city. “Currently, 23 …

Trial run of traffic signals with Japanese tech begins in Bengaluru
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Trial run of traffic signals with Japanese tech begins in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

The Bengaluru Traffic Police have initiated a much-awaited trial run of the Japanese MODERATO technology for adaptive traffic signals at three key signals in the Central Business District, marking a crucial step towards easing traffic congestion in the bustling area. Initially conceptualised by the Directorate of Urban Land Transport and supported by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, the project aims …

Bengaluru to get its own navigating app, traffic police sign an MoU with tech company: Report
11 months ago

Bengaluru to get its own navigating app, traffic police sign an MoU with tech company: Report

Hindustan Times  

To ease the traffic navigation system in Bengaluru for commuters, the traffic police have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with tech company Mappls MapmyIndia, according to a report in The Hindu. Bengaluru to get its own navigating app, traffic police sign an MoU: Report According to the report, the navigation app will help users find the quickest way possible to …

No green signal yet for Adaptive Traffic Control System in Kozhikode
1 year, 1 month ago

No green signal yet for Adaptive Traffic Control System in Kozhikode

The Hindu  

Even as the technology behind traffic signals have come a long way, the Kozhikode city still relies on its outdated fixed-time signals at major intersections. The city traffic police said the Adaptive Traffic Control System, one of the modern traffic management strategies to ensure smooth vehicle flow by reducing human interventions based on actual traffic demand, could be easily experimented …

Check features of new traffic control system being tested in Bengaluru
1 year, 1 month ago

Check features of new traffic control system being tested in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Urban Land Transport has initiated the trial run for a new traffic signalling system at the Kensington Road and Murphy Road junction near Ulsoor. The new traffic signals installed in the central business district are expected to alleviate congestion on major roads by incorporating pedestrian crossings. Key components of new signal system being tested in Bengaluru The …

Speeding and lack of pedestrian facilities make expressway to KIA a deadly stretch in Bengaluru
1 year, 6 months ago

Speeding and lack of pedestrian facilities make expressway to KIA a deadly stretch in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

It was around 1.50 a.m. of July 3 when N. Suresh, 40, a police constable with the Devanahalli station, who was on night rounds on the elevated expressway to Kempegowda International Airport, saw an SUV parked in the middle of the road after it had met with an accident. “Most of the accidents on this stretch occur during night and …

AI-based cameras deployed on expressway to capture overspeeding: Alok Kumar
1 year, 7 months ago

AI-based cameras deployed on expressway to capture overspeeding: Alok Kumar

The Hindu  

Additional Director-General of Police Alok Kumar said the Artificial Intelligence -based cameras had been deployed on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway on a trial basis to capture overspeeding cases. Mr. Alok Kumar, who inspected the expressway on Tuesday, told reporters in Mysuru on Wednesday that speed limit for vehicles using the expressway has been displayed at several places along the route. With …

Bengaluru to get 75 new junctions for ₹150 crore: Bommai's bid to ease traffic
2 years, 1 month ago

Bengaluru to get 75 new junctions for ₹150 crore: Bommai's bid to ease traffic

Hindustan Times  

In a move to ease the state capital's never-ending traffic woes, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said that 75 junctions with the highest traffic congestion will be developed at the cost of ₹150 crore for better traffic management. The chief minister allocated ₹350 crore for the construction of a five-kilometre elevated road in Bengaluru to further ease traffic congestion. Recently, …

No more traffic woes? Bengaluru 1st city in India to tie up with Google
2 years, 7 months ago

No more traffic woes? Bengaluru 1st city in India to tie up with Google

Hindustan Times  

Handling the traffic in Bengaluru with a massive number of vehicles on road has become a herculean task for Bengaluru traffic police and they have now come up with a new collaboration with technical giant Google to ease the traffic management. The top cop said, “We are proud to be partnered with Google to work on reducing traffic congestion and …

Bengaluru: Japanese tech to help in traffic management
6 years, 6 months ago

Bengaluru: Japanese tech to help in traffic management

New Indian Express  

The traffic signals operating currently have fixed signal timers irrespective of the number of vehicles along the roads. But with this new Japanese technology, signals will automatically change according to the number of vehicles in a particular junction. Under the Bengaluru Traffic Information Centre, a new system will help reduce congestion length which currently is 550m at the longest, by …

Sensors to be installed at traffic signals in Thane to ease congestion, make travel smooth
6 years, 11 months ago

Sensors to be installed at traffic signals in Thane to ease congestion, make travel smooth

Hindustan Times  

Ever wondered how traffic signals could ease traffic congestion in the city? The traffic management system synchronized with google maps will aim to ease congestion, like this traffic snarl at Teen Haath Naka in Thane. The Thane Municipal Corporation will soon synchronise the signal systems at prime junctions in the city with Google Maps sensors to intelligently manage traffic depending …

Traffic snarls a daily feature in Vijayawada
7 years, 2 months ago

Traffic snarls a daily feature in Vijayawada

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The citizens of Vijayawada are spending more than six hours at various traffic junctions, almost everyday. Gurunanak junction, Nirmala convent junction, 5 number route, Dr NTR health University junction and Benz circle are the points where traffic gets stuck from 8 am to 12 noon, and again from 5 pm to 10 pm daily. It has been decided to …

Traffic management to get ‘smarter’ in city
12 years, 1 month ago

Traffic management to get ‘smarter’ in city

The Hindu  

What if a computer controls the duration of the red or green light at a traffic junction depending on the density of vehicular traffic? The virtual loop cameras of this intelligent traffic signal system constantly read the density of traffic and adjust the green/red light duration accordingly to ensure that there would be more of red light on directions which …

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