Hackathon throws up AI solutions to predict, tackle traffic clog in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: Three Artificial Intelligence-based solutions aimed at predicting traffic congestion, improving deployment of traffic police personnel and tackling parking related bottlenecks have emerged as winners of Gridlock Hackathon 2.0, organised by Flipkart in collaboration with Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP).

The hackathon attracted 33,600 participants from across India and resulted in more than 1,100 AI and machine-learning prototypes developed using anonymised, real-world Bengaluru traffic data. The first-place solution, Gridlock Oracle, uses a Hawkes Process model to predict how a single traffic incident could trigger cascading congestion across the city.