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Problem:
India's urban roads face a persistent crisis problem of litter and micro-waste: plastic wrappers, paper, leaves, dust, and small debris.Despite municipal street sweepers , these machines cannot cover every street daily. Grabage builds up, blocking drains, creating pollution, and worsening the urban environment.
Current solutions ( street sweepers, manual cleaning) are:
- Slow and costly - Require municipal workers and fuel-intensive machines.
- Infrequent - Only main roads get cleaned, leaving bylanes and residential streets ignored.
- Ineffiicient - Miss smaller debris like wrappers, cigarette butts, or microplastics.
The Idea: AutoVac
A smart vaccum attachment that mounts beneath vehicles to collect road debris passsively while driving. AutoVac transforms commuters into contirbutors to cleaner cities.
It's Core Mechanism:
- Low-clearance suction skirt under the vehicle.
- Electric-powered suction system (quiet, efficient).
- Filtered debris chamber with easy clean design.
- Sensors to prevent clogging or ingesting large objects.
- Whether it's a daily office trip or a weekend drive, every car helps clean the streets with zero extra-effort.
Market Gap:
- Street sweepers are limited and operate on main roads.
- Manual labor is expensive, slow, and inconsistent.
- Micro-waste is often ignored.
- AutoVac fills the gap by using sheer volume of urban vehicles, over 40 million people in Indian cities can handle micro-waste in real time.
Who benefits?
- Governments: Reduced cleaning costs , improved sanitation.
- Automakers: Green branding, ESG alignment.
- Citizens: Passive participation in Swachh Bharat, cleaner surrrounding.
Why this problem matters to me:
I see so much garbage on the roads every day, and it makes our cities look dirty and messy. I always wondered why we can’t clean as we go. That’s why I think AutoVac is a cool idea. It lets cars help clean the streets while just driving like normal.
AutoVac is a citizen-tech solution that makes every driver part of the solution without changing their behaviour. It's about democratizing cleaniless making sustainable impact accessible and scalable.
Ultimate goal: Validate at small scale, refine design and develop regulatory and municipal partnerships for broader rollout.
