Bengaluru: Relief for motorists stuck in long traffic jams — you can now check the real-time countdown of the next traffic signal right on your mobile phone. In a first-of-its-kind initiative in India, Bengaluru Traffic Police , in collaboration with MapMyIndia’s navigation app “Mappls,” has introduced live traffic signal timers.

Developed jointly by the Mappls tech team, Bengaluru Traffic Police, and Arcadis India, the feature enables commuters to see exactly how many seconds remain before a red signal turns green at upcoming junctions. The system currently operates under the Vehicle Actuated Control (VAC) model, which uses artificial intelligence to adjust signal timings based on live traffic flow.

The technology has been implemented across 169 major junctions, including KR Circle

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