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Flipkart and Bengaluru Traffic Police Bring AI Innovators Together to Tackle the City’s Traffic Challenges

Flipkart and Bengaluru Traffic Police Bring AI Innovators Together to Tackle the City’s Traffic Challenges

Bengaluru, September 03, 2026: Flipkart, India's homegrown e-commerce marketplace, today announced the results of Gridlock Hackathon 2.0, an open challenge designed to crowdsource AI and machine learning solutions for Bengaluru's traffic and urban mobility challenges. Conducted in collaboration with Bengaluru Traffic Police, MapmyIndia, Arcadis, and HackerEarth, the hackathon encouraged participants to build solutions using anonymised, real-world datasets through the Bengaluru Traffic Police ASTraM (Actionable Intelligence for Sustainable Traffic Management) platform, designed and implemented by Arcadis. The platform enabled access to

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Flipkart Ads launches Saarthi to Help Sellers Grow with AI-powered Tools and Expert Advertising Support

Flipkart Ads launches Saarthi to Help Sellers Grow with AI-powered Tools and Expert Advertising Support

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Flipkart Deepens Partnership with Tamil Nadu, Strengthening Digital Commerce, Technology Infrastructure and Market Access

Flipkart Deepens Partnership with Tamil Nadu, Strengthening Digital Commerce, Technology Infrastructure and Market Access

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Flipkart and Bengaluru Traffic Police Bring AI Innovators Together to Tackle the City’s Traffic Challenges

Flipkart and Bengaluru Traffic Police Bring AI Innovators Together to Tackle the City’s Traffic Challenges

4 days ago

Flipkart Ads launches Saarthi to Help Sellers Grow with AI-powered Tools and Expert Advertising Support

Flipkart Ads launches Saarthi to Help Sellers Grow with AI-powered Tools and Expert Advertising Support

Aug 27, 2026

Flipkart Deepens Partnership with Tamil Nadu, Strengthening Digital Commerce, Technology Infrastructure and Market Access

Flipkart Deepens Partnership with Tamil Nadu, Strengthening Digital Commerce, Technology Infrastructure and Market Access

Aug 11, 2026

Flipkart Foundation and Akshaya Patra Bring Morning Nutrition to Over 1 Lakh Government School Children in Karnataka

Flipkart Foundation and Akshaya Patra Bring Morning Nutrition to Over 1 Lakh Government School Children in Karnataka

Aug 6, 2026

Flipkart Deepens Its Contribution to Uttar Pradesh’s Economic Transformation Through Digital Commerce, Infrastructure and Inclusive Growth

Flipkart Deepens Its Contribution to Uttar Pradesh’s Economic Transformation Through Digital Commerce, Infrastructure and Inclusive Growth

Aug 4, 2026

Flipkart and Netflix Make World-Class Entertainment an Earned Shopping Benefit for Millions of Indians

Flipkart and Netflix Make World-Class Entertainment an Earned Shopping Benefit for Millions of Indians

Jul 31, 2026

Shop on Flipkart. Stream on Netflix. At no extra cost.

Shop on Flipkart. Stream on Netflix. At no extra cost.

Jul 31, 2026

Flipkart Launches Pay Later, Making Flexible Credit More Accessible for Millions of Indian Shoppers

Flipkart Launches Pay Later, Making Flexible Credit More Accessible for Millions of Indian Shoppers

Jul 30, 2026

Flipkart Opens Ekart Logistics Network to India’s MSMEs and D2C Brands

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Flipkart Strengthens Its Long-Term Partnership with West Bengal Through Investments, Infrastructure, Jobs and Market Access

Flipkart Strengthens Its Long-Term Partnership with West Bengal Through Investments, Infrastructure, Jobs and Market Access

Jul 13, 2026

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