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Coimbatore City Police Commissioner V. Balakrishnan (right) demonstrating the ‘Roadize’ app in the presence of Vijay Kumar Dhatwalia, Head of Data Products, Lepton Software, on Tuesday. | Photo credit: Siva SaravananS
Traffic police personnel in Coimbatore will soon be able to provide real-time updates on traffic jams, road works and vehicle diversions on Google Maps.
Coimbatore City Police Commissioner V. Balakrishnan said on Tuesday that the police has tied up with India’s Gurgaon-based Lepton Software, a Google Maps partner, to provide real-time traffic updates using the ‘Roadize’ app.
Under the new initiative, traffic police personnel will have the Roadize app installed on their mobile phones. They will provide updates on traffic conditions using the app and the feeds will be reflected on Google Maps once approved by the Lepton team.
“The Greater Chennai Traffic Police has already partnered with Lepton to provide the service. In Coimbatore, police will start using the app after training in a few days,” said Mr. Balakrishnan.
Once the initiative is fully operational, road users will be able to find closed roads, congested stretches and roads where work is underway on Google Maps. It will also suggest alternative routes that motorists can use, he said.
Vijay Kumar Dhatwalia, head of data products with Lepton Software, said Roadize was launched in 16 cities across the country and was actively operational in eight cities. In Tamil Nadu, Chennai and Coimbatore are the two cities where police will use the app, he said.
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