Coimbatore City Police Commissioner V. Balakrishnan (right) displayed the ‘Road Ease’ app in the presence of Vijay Kumar Dhatwalia, head of data products at Lepton Software, on Tuesday. , Photo credit: Siva Saravanan
Traffic police personnel in Coimbatore will soon be able to provide real-time updates about traffic jams, road works and diversion of vehicles on Google Maps.
Coimbatore City Police Commissioner V. Balakrishnan on Tuesday said the police have tied up with Gurgaon-based Lepton Software, which is Google Maps’ partner in India, to provide real-time traffic updates using ‘RoadEyes’ app.
Under the new initiative, RoadEase app will be installed in the mobile phones of the traffic police personnel. They will give updates on traffic conditions using the app and the feed will appear on Google Maps once it is approved by the Lepton team.
“The Greater Chennai Traffic Police has already partnered with Lepton to provide the service. In Coimbatore, the police will start using the app after training in a few days,” said Mr. Balakrishnan.
Once the initiative becomes fully functional, road users will be able to find closed roads, congested stretches and roads where work is underway on Google Maps. He said that it would also suggest alternate routes which the motorists could use.
Vijay Kumar Dhatwalia, head of data products with Lepton Software, said Roadies was introduced in 16 cities across the country and was actively working in eight cities. He said that Chennai and Coimbatore are the two cities in Tamil Nadu where the police will use the app.