India, Sept. 22 -- The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) and the Municipal Corporation of Manesar (MCM) have jointly launched an AI-based road audit project in collaboration with IT firm Nagarro and AI platform Road Athena, officials said on Saturday. The initiative aims to improve road quality and safety while reducing long-term maintenance costs, they added.

The pilot began in Ward 21 and Ward 27 of Gurugram, where vehicles fitted with high-resolution cameras started surveying streets. Images and video footage captured will be analysed by Road Athena's AI system using computer vision algorithms to automatically detect and classify defects, including potholes, faded or missing lane markings, damaged or absent signboards, deteriora...