Traffline By A Mumbai Startup Takes On Google Maps; Warns On Traffic Conditions
It made planning travel so much easier,” they said. “That’s when we decided that it was time India be introduced to this concept too.” They returned to India with a mission of developing an 'Intelligent Transportation System' set-up Birds Eye Technology and launched Traffline. in 2012.
The app allows commuters to check on the traffic updates of their city at any time providing detailed information on the intensity of the traffic with specific color codes for congestion, slow moving traffic, accidents and the best alternate route available. The users who are not comfortable with the map interface can take advantage of the helpline number and the facility provided in twitter. Aided by all these features, Traffline is taking on Google Maps Traffic head-on.
The app fetches the data required from various moving probes including public transport systems, taxis and from vehicles that have GPS installed. The twitter followers voluntarily update Traffline when spotting an accident or traffic stand still. “We track this network of probes meticulously where after a patented algorithm collates the data from these sources and gives it out to users in the desired format,” elaborates Vaghani.
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