Tired of Bengaluru’s potholes, techie built an app to report them
Gaurav Sen, a 33-year-old techie, built an app called Pothole Reporter to address the issue of potholes in Bengaluru. The app allows users to report potholes by taking photos and automatically pinpoints their location and identifies the responsible contractor. Sen noticed the problem while driving from Cunningham Road to HSR Layout and wanted to do something about it, beyond just filing a complaint and forgetting it.
He wanted to shake up the entire system. The app, which is around 10 MB, was developed using AI and OpenAI's Codex. It uses public data on road tenders from the Karnataka government and has attracted interest from senior figures in municipalities and politicians. However, Sen worries that the app's reports may not be heeded by authorities, as there are currently no easy-to-use government apps for reporting potholes.
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