IIT Madras, MapmyIndia and MoRTH sign MOU to make road travel a safer bet
India Today
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between IIT Madras, MapmyIndia and MoRTH for collaboration on driver and road safety technologies. Read more below.
Government of India’s Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, IIT Madras, and MapmyIndia today signed an MoU for collaboration on driver and road safety technologies, and jointly launched India’s best and FREE-TO-USE navigation app service for all 130+ crore Indians.
The MapmyIndia app, enhanced with the support of MoRTH and IIT Madras, provides road safety alerts to users about upcoming accident hazards while driving. By using this navigation app, users will get voice and visual alerts about upcoming accident-prone zones, speed breakers, sharp curves, potholes etc, to ensure they can drive carefully and avoid accidents.
