Ather Energy has begun rolling out Pothole+ Alerts to customers with Gen 2 and above scooters, including the Ather 450 Apex, 450X, and Rizta Z. The feature alerts riders to potholes, broken road patches, uneven surfaces, and speed breakers ahead while navigating, using road intelligence built from data generated by Ather’s connected scooter fleet.
When using navigation, alerts are displayed on the scooter dashboard and can also be heard through the Ather Halo smart helmet or any compatible Bluetooth headset, allowing riders to stay informed without taking their eyes off the road.
Ather Co-founder and CEO Mr. Tarun Mehta announced the rollout on X, noting that the feature has been nearly nine years in the making. He said the challenge was never the idea but the data, and that Ather’s growing connected fleet has now generated the scale of road intelligence needed to make the feature a reality. He described Pothole+ Alerts as one of the strongest examples of how Ather is leveraging connected vehicle data to enhance the riding experience, and added that more rider experiences built on the company’s growing road intelligence dataset are planned.
Every Ather scooter is equipped with onboard compute and connectivity, enabling the company to build large datasets over time and develop software-driven features for its customers.
