Built for Chennai's streets

Chennai's Safest Road Is The One You Know

AI-powered safety, Tamil voice navigation, and eco rewards — all in one app built for Chennai's streets.

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2,400+ Safety Reports

12 Chennai Zones

Tamil Voice First

9:41

ROUTE B · RECOMMENDED

4.8/5

Well-lit, verified safe
by 40+ riders

ROUTE A · RISKY

2.3/5

Dog zone reported
on this route

Our supporters

Proudly Funded By Bosch

BOSCH

MinTathon

PAATHAI is funded by Bosch under Mint Collaborative's MinTathon — our team is thrilled to have their support as we work on completing the project.

The reality

The Roads of Chennai

The numbers behind why PAATHAI exists.

1,200+

Road accidents recorded in Chennai every year

68%

Of cyclists ride with no hazard warning system at all

300+

Stray dog related injuries reported every month

"We built PAATHAI because no app warns you about the pothole on Velachery Main Road at 8 PM."

What's inside

Everything you need to move safer

Six systems working together, quietly, on every trip you take.

AI Safe Routes

Safety-scored paths that actively avoid potholes, dog zones, poor lighting, and accident hotspots.

MotionIQ

Automatically detects if you're walking, cycling, on a bike, or riding in an auto — no manual input.

Green Points

Earn rewards for every eco trip — redeemable for metro passes, bike-taxi rides, and EV charging.

Tamil Voice

Navigation and hazard alerts spoken in Tamil, not just English — a Chennai first.

Community Reports

Real-time crowd-sourced hazard alerts from riders just like you, verified as you travel.

SOS Guardian

One-tap emergency alert with live GPS tracking shared straight to your emergency contact.

Where we're different

How PAATHAI Compares

Not a replacement for your favorite map or ride app — a safety layer none of them are built for.

Feature		Google Maps	Uber/Ola	Waze
Route safety scoring (not just fastest/shortest)	✓Dual-source — verified dataset + community reports	✗	✗	✗
Sensor-verified eco rewards (can't fake walking/cycling)	✓	✗	✗	✗
Time-of-day risk prediction	✓	✗	✗	PartialTraffic congestion only, not safety risk
Community incident reports	✓Safety-focused — dog risk, lighting, women's safety	✗	✗	PartialTraffic & road hazards only, not safety-specific
Transparent, inspectable safety data per route	✓	✗	✗	✗
SOS with live GPS to emergency contact	✓	✗	PartialIn-app safety toolkit only, not sent to a personal contact	✗
Rewards redeemable for real discounts	✓	✗	PartialRide credits only, not metro/EV/coffee etc.	✗

Scroll sideways on small screens to see every column. Google Maps still has the best raw traffic and ETA accuracy, Uber and Ola remain the fastest way to actually book a ride, and Waze has the largest live driver-reported hazard network — this table is about safety-specific features, not overall navigation or ride-hailing.

Simple by design

How It Works

Three steps between you and a safer, greener commute.

Plan your trip

Tell PAATHAI where you're headed and the AI picks the safest route, not just the fastest one.

Ride with voice alerts

Get hazard warnings spoken to you in Tamil or English, right when you need them.

Earn & redeem

Collect Green Points on every eco trip and redeem them for a Metro pass or EV charging.

Under the hood

The Phone Knows How You Move

No manual mode selection. MotionIQ reads your accelerometer, gyroscope, and GPS speed every 30 seconds and knows exactly how you're travelling.

Claim cycling. Get caught driving. Green Points drop to zero.

Collective impact

If 10,000 Chennai commuters switch 1 trip a day

To cycling instead of a two-wheeler or car, here's what changes.

CO₂ saved daily

CO₂ saved yearly

Trees planted, equivalent

How You Earn Green Points

Your travel mode decides what counts.

Fuel VehiclesCar · Bike · Auto

EV & Zero-EmissionWalk · Cycle · EV

Travel safely

Report hazards

Zero emissions

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Fuel vehicle riders earn Green Points for travelling safely and reporting hazards. Walkers, cyclists, and EV riders earn points for all three — safety, reporting, and zero emissions — because every one of those makes a difference.

Try the Redeem Simulator

Log a safe trip to earn points, then redeem them below.

500Green Points

Metro Day Pass

150 pts

Bike Taxi Discount

100 pts

Coffee Voucher

60 pts

EV Charging Credit

200 pts

Movie Ticket

180 pts

Live Safety Heatmap

Every report improves routing for every future rider on that road.

LIVE DEMO

Live safety heatmap — updated by the community, for the community.

Red zones mark clusters of recent hazard reports across Chennai's road network.

The people behind it

Meet Team Genesis

The team building PAATHAI for Chennai's streets.

Team Mentor

Rokom Perme

Team Leader

Priyanshu Priyadarshi

AI/ML

Team Member

Arpit Verma

Full Stack Dev