Umang Saraf
Umang Saraf is building TraffiCure at Lepton Software, a real-time traffic intelligence platform that gives city governments live visibility across 100% of their road network — every road, every lane, every 2 minutes. TraffiCure runs on Google's Roads Management Insights (RMI) programme, using anonymised speed data from over a billion smartphones with zero new hardware. Umang led the Pune City Traffic Police go-live in 3 weeks, where average vehicular speed on major corridors improved by 34% — an outcome covered by Times of India, Hindustan Times, and Times Now. He is now rolling out TraffiCure across Howrah, Bidhannagar, and Barrackpore in Kolkata.
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The 1954 instrument and what comes next
Google RMI is the first genuine successor to the 1954 Detroit origin-destination survey. Every measurement tool in between was a workaround for the same missing data.
Before the next ITMS camera: a planner's diagnostic
Five questions every Indian city should answer before approving the next ITMS camera tender. A data-driven diagnostic for planners.
Why 97% of your city's roads are invisible to traditional traffic systems
Camera-based systems cover junctions. Sensor loops cover highways. But what about the arterial roads, residential streets, and service lanes where most congestion actually builds?
The hidden cost of congestion nobody measures
Most cities track vehicle counts. Few measure the economic impact of every extra minute stuck in traffic.