Malaysia plans on redeveloping the Road infrastructure using AI monitoring
According to Bernama, Malaysia has moved forward big time in its national road infrastructure by embracing AI. At the 2025 ITS Asia Pacific Forum in Suwon, South Korea, Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said Malaysia’s approach to AI and its position as a global leader in the field.
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AI-Driven Road Monitoring
The Malaysian government is reportedly deploying monitoring technologies, which include drones, sensors, and the Internet of Things (IoT). The deployment is for real-time road management detection, where AI analyzes data and identifies locations that require attention, predicts future damages, and facilitates timely maintenance, thereby reducing repair costs.
Malaysian ITS Roadmap 2030
The Malaysian ITS Roadmap 2030 was introduced by Minister Nanta, outlining a specific strategy to transform the transportation landscape. The focus is on five core policy pillars.
- Hyperconnected Transportation: Helps in developing seamless smart mobility systems.
- Green and Sustainable Mobility: Enhances the number of environmentally friendly transportation options.
- Digitalization of Transportation: Helps people linked to public services through digital technologies.
- Safe and Secure Transport Ecosystem: Ensures the safety in transportation systems.
- Data-Driven Mobility Planning: Used to utilze data for informed transportation planning.
Ongoing Transformations
Nanta also touched on the various initiatives underway, including autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles in public transport, Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF), and the National Intelligent Traffic Management Centre (NITMC). All these reflect Malaysia’s efforts to build a safer, more efficient and sustainable transport ecosystem.
In a nutshell, with Malaysia using AI in transport management and planning through the Malaysian ITS Roadmap 2030, it’s a big step to modernize the country’s transport infrastructure. This will be a hyperconnected, sustainable, and efficient transport system for the future.
