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EaseMyTrip co-founder Prashant Pitti has offered to contribute ₹1 crore of his personal funds to help address Bengaluru’s growing traffic issues. In a post shared on X ,he expressed frustration after spending more than two hours covering just 11 km on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) late Saturday night.
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Pitti mentioned that he was stuck for over 100 minutes at a single intersection where there was no signal or traffic police present. Sharing his experience, he wrote, “I am willing to contribute ₹1 crore personally if some effective model can be made to ease Bengaluru traffic.”
He also noted that he is ready to invest in a team of AI engineers and necessary infrastructure but cooperation from city officials would be essential, particularly for access to real-time traffic data. His idea, he noted, would only work if the local administration is open to collaboration.
I don’t want one more Bengaluru traffic meme or rant. I want to fix it,” he added in a follow-up post. He referred to Google Maps’ new “Road Management Insight” tool, which provides city-level traffic data in BigQuery format. Pitti suggested using satellite imagery and AI to identify exact jams happening in the city.
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… pic.twitter.com/b8Nf5vnUKf
— Prashant Pitti (@ppitti)
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… pic.twitter.com/b8Nf5vnUKf— Prashant Pitti (@ppitti) July 14, 2025
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Many users online agreed with his concerns and shared similar experiences. While it’s unclear what the next steps will be, his post has started a conversation about using technology to improve traffic flow in the city as well.
