The Bengaluru traffic police department on Saturday launched its new artificial intelligence (AI)-backed ASTraM app which will provide holistic insights on road traffic scenarios for the city. The ASTraM or Actionable Intelligence for Sustainable Traffic Management app aims to provide the Bengaluru traffic police with situational awareness to take data driven decisions for effective traffic management. This keeps track of historic data, enabling a comparative analysis with real-time traffic, according to the traffic department. Based on this reporting, BTP’s Traffic Management Center (TMC) monitors the on-field traffic situation for resolving the same in coordination with the jurisdictional traffic officials and other stakeholders. In addition, the traffic police have also deployed 10 drone cameras for traffic monitoring across the city to monitor the traffic situation during morning and evening peak hours.

Source: Indian Express January 13, 2024 16:35 UTC