EaseMyTrip co-founder's ₹1 crore pledge for Bengaluru traffic-tech project resurfaces from July
Resurfacing a July 2025 commitment: EaseMyTrip co-founder Prashant Pitti pledged ₹1 crore to build an open-source AI and satellite-data system to identify Bengaluru traffic choke points, subject to data-sharing support from traffic police and BBMP.
The leadership change
EaseMyTrip co-founder Prashant Pitti committed ₹1 crore to develop an open-source AI and satellite-data system for identifying Bengaluru traffic choke points, contingent on data-sharing cooperation from Bengaluru Traffic Police and BBMP.
Who and when
- ₹1 crore
- 11 km
- 2.15 hours
- 100 minutes
- April 2025
Why the change matters
EaseMyTrip’s co-founder is using a ₹1 crore civic-tech pledge to position the company adjacent to Bengaluru’s mobility ecosystem, but execution hinges on traffic police and BBMP data access.
What to watch next
- Announcement of a data-sharing agreement, pilot approval or named government nodal agency.
- Access to live traffic-camera, signal, incident, vehicle-flow or roadwork datasets.
- Release of a prototype, GitHub repository, methodology paper or public choke-point map.
- Selection of pilot corridors and evidence that recommendations are being used by traffic police or BBMP.
- Statements from other technology firms, startups or philanthropists offering funding or datasets.
The counter-case
The ₹1 crore pledge is conditional and modest relative to the cost and complexity of integrating traffic feeds, satellite imagery, mapping, AI models and municipal operations. Bengaluru’s congestion is driven as much by road design, construction, parking, enforcement and transit capacity as by a lack of choke-point analytics. Without formal data access, agency ownership and a commitment to act on the findings, the project could remain a publicity-led prototype rather than a scalable civic intervention.