New Delhi: In the heart of South Extension’s bridal market, where mannequins in sequin-studded lehengas glitter behind glass, lies a control room. Here, at least 10 young engineers sit, their eyes oscillating between computer screens and nine TV panels flashing live images of traffic junctions from Delhi, Ahmedabad, and other cities.

They are all looking for potholes, that ubiquitous catch-all metaphor for everything wrong with India. After trying to solve the stubborn problem through various means for over seven decades, engineers are now turning to Artificial Intelligence.

This South Ex room is the command centre of Nayan Technologies, an AI road-safety startup. From here, they track every dent in asphalt, every crack in tarmac, through cameras mounted on government buses and police

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