MUMBAI, India, Jan. 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511104215 A) filed by Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, on Oct. 29, 2025, for 'ai-powered smart road hole detection and alert system for real-time pothole mapping.'

Inventor(s) include Gagandeep Kaur; and Dr. Manik Rakhra.

The application for the patent was published on Dec. 12, under issue no. 50/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention discloses an AI-powered smart road hole detection and alert system (100) designed for real-time pothole monitoring, classification, and reporting. The system integrates vehicle-mounted detection units (102) equipped with accelerometers, gyroscopes,...