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ASTraM: AI Traffic Management Platform in Bengaluru

2 March 20261 min read
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYASTraM: AI TrafficManagementPlatform inBengaluru2 March 2026safalsetu.com

Why in the news

Dick Schoof, a former Dutch Prime Minister, toured Bengaluru’s Traffic Management Centre to learn about ASTraM, which has attracted international interest for predicting and managing traffic with AI.

Key facts

  • What: AI-driven big data platform for macro-level traffic management.
  • Gives: real-time, integrated awareness of road conditions to city authorities.
  • Edge over GPS apps: enables predictive and strategic traffic control.
  • Built by: Bengaluru Traffic Police with Arcadis, a Dutch firm.

Objectives

  • Move from reactive handling to proactive, data-based management.
  • Ease congestion and improve road safety.
  • Detect and respond to incidents faster, with automation.

Exam angle

  • Full form: Actionable Intelligence for Sustainable Traffic Management.
  • City: Bengaluru.
  • Partner firm: Arcadis (Netherlands).

Test yourself

1. ASTraM, the AI-based traffic management system, is used in which city?

ASTraM operates from the Bengaluru Traffic Management Centre.

2. Which Dutch firm collaborated with Bengaluru Traffic Police to develop ASTraM?

Arcadis, a Dutch design and consultancy firm, co-developed it.

3. What shift in traffic management does ASTraM aim for?

It moves traffic management from reactive to proactive, data-driven.

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