Uttar Pradesh
UP First in India to Use AI for Road Safety
- 31 Jul 2025
- 2 min read
Why in News?
Uttar Pradesh has become the first Indian state to launch an Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data Analytics based Road Safety Pilot Project, approved by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH).
- The state government has allocated Rs 10 crore in its 2025-26 Budget to develop a 'data-driven administrative model' for the Transport Department.
Key Points
- Project Partners: The pilot project will be executed at no cost by the public sector enterprise ITI Limited, in collaboration with the global technology firm mLogica.
- The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) holds no financial liability for the project.
- Comprehensive AI Integration: The project will analyse accident reports, weather conditions, vehicle details, driver records, and road infrastructure to identify causes of accidents and detect black spots on highways.
- It will focus on data collection and the creation of a predictive AI model to trace accident patterns and high-risk zones.
- Real-Time Dashboard: A policy dashboard will be developed to monitor vehicle movements, violations, income records, and enforcement data — all in real time.
- Fraud Detection & E-Challan Monitoring: The system will automatically flag fraudulent applications, track vehicle locations, aid in on-the-spot enforcement, and e-challan recovery.
- Wider Integration: Around 5 crore vehicles and 3 crore driving licence holders will be linked to the system.
- AI will be extended to other transport services like faceless issuance of driving licences and permits, application approvals, and document printing.
- Legality of Project: The Ministry also emphasized that the initiative must fully adhere to the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, and all road safety standard operating procedures (SOPs).
