Bitsensing & IKIO partner to bring AI traffic tech to India

Bitsensing has signed a memorandum of understanding with IKIO Technologies to deploy AI-based traffic monitoring technology on expressways, highways, and municipal areas in India.

The memorandum of understanding formalises bitsensing's entry into the Indian intelligent transportation system (ITS) market, beginning with a pilot project on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, a major corridor used by the Lucknow Municipal Corporation, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh.

Key figures attending the signing ceremony included Heo Na-yoon, Director of the Digital Road Team at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Huh Chung-Hoe, Chairman of ITS Korea, Akhilesh Srivastav, President of ITS India, and Dr. Shiv Kumar, General Director of ITS India.

Bitsensing, a radar solutions specialist, aims to bring its ITS technology, already deployed in South Korea and Europe, to the Indian market with the support of IKIO Technologies, which is expanding its smart infrastructure initiatives in India's intelligent transportation sector.

IKIO Technologies has a background in designing and manufacturing energy-efficient lighting and smart infrastructure systems for industrial, commercial, and urban applications, including smart meters, CCTV cameras, and various electronic components. The company's expansion into intelligent transportation seeks to support India's smart city and highway modernisation initiatives with scalable and sustainable systems.

The collaboration will involve the use of bitsensing's flagship TIMOS sensor, a device that integrates radar, camera, and edge AI and can track up to 256 vehicles in real time across eight lanes. The planned deployment mirrors bitsensing's ITS implementation in Verona, Italy, and builds on performance from its systems in Europe and South Korea.

Jae-Eun Lee, Chief Executive Officer at bitsensing, said, "Over the past several years, we've built trust in complex and varied road environments. ITS Suwon 2025 provided the perfect stage to formalise our partnership with IKIO Technologies. Together, we're excited to bring our field-proven sensing and AI capabilities to India—adapting them to meet local needs and collaborating to support the country's evolving transportation infrastructure."

The TIMOS system, when combined with bitsensing's TraXight AI-based traffic analytics platform, provides advanced monitoring functionality, including vehicle presence, average speed, violation detection and congestion mapping. This suite of tools enables traffic controllers and authorities to manage traffic flows more efficiently and respond in real time to changing road conditions. The solution can operate in curved road sections and low-visibility situations.

Lee commented further, "India is rapidly scaling its smart mobility infrastructure. We also see great opportunity to collaborate with India's top-tier research institutions through AI integration and jointly develop localised ITS solutions that deliver both performance and reliability."

Sunil Kumar Mishra, Chief Strategy Officer of IKIO Technologies, said, "Through this MOU, we look forward to introducing advanced, field-proven ITS technology of bitsensing for Indian requirements. Indian Government and Transport Authorities are focussed to improve road safety, commutation and logistics speed for city, inter-city and inter-state transportation. bitsensing's ITS solutions in Korea and Europe got good appreciation from State and Federal Government Transport authorities and are expected to become indispensable tools for Road Safety with speed through smooth traffic movement across India."

"This collaboration which also involves manufacturing of ITS solutions and components in India for global markets on attaining the size and big orders along with customised development will enable us to deliver innovative, high-performance solutions tailored to India's unique road environments and will add another feather in India's Make in India for the World initiative of Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi."

The Mumbai–New Delhi Expressway and Lucknow, Jodhpur, and Ahmedabad city pilot project is set to act as a model deployment, demonstrating how radar and AI technologies can help address congestion, enhance safety, and support India's wider smart city and digital infrastructure objectives. The companies plan to extend their ITS solution deployments to additional urban and highway locations in the future.