See what your map can't.

Every map shows you a red road. BlindSpot tells you why it's red: a crash, a concert, a freight train, a flooded underpass, or just 5 PM.

Move the lens over the red roads to see what's behind them.

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Your map shows red. It never shows why.

A train, a flood, a crash and plain 5 PM traffic all look the same on a map. In Houston, each one calls for a different move.

What other apps show Heavy traffic

Every slowdown has a reason.

BlindSpot tags each one, so you know whether to wait it out, take another road or leave now. Here are nine from tonight.

See what's slowing Houston now
Directions

Routes that know why they're slow.

See what's slowing each route, and when to leave.

Plan Downtown to the Galleria
From Downtown The Galleria
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Arrive 5:14 PM · 14 min · medium confidence

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Driver reports

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What do you see?
Where
Where I amPick on the map
SH-288 South Fwy southboundMidtown to SH-288 at the Medical Center

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Houston by the numbers

Houston knows it has a traffic problem.

49%name bad roads one of Houston's top three problems.
37%name traffic congestion one of the top three.
52%say bad streets seriously hurt their neighborhood.

University of Houston Hobby School survey of 1,400 Houston voters, April 2025.

Share of the morning rush spent congested, 2025Inbound to Downtown
US-59 Southwest610 to Downtown · 4 min avg delay79%
I-45 NorthBeltway 8 to Downtown · 11 min avg delay57%
US-59 EastexTownsen to Downtown · 13 min avg delay46%
I-10 KatyBeltway 8 to Downtown · 7 min avg delay32%
2025 was Houston's second-worst year for freeway congestion on record, behind only 2024. Source: Houston TranStar.

Houston makes it harder

Trains cut the city in pieces

Freight lines run straight through Houston neighborhoods. Texas leads the nation in reports of trains blocking crossings, and in 2025 the City of Houston launched its own Train Watch tool to track them.

Rain turns roads into rivers

One heavy storm can flood an underpass fast. On a regular map, a road that's just slow and a road that's underwater look exactly the same.

It's a city built on freeways

Houston is spread out, so almost every trip uses a freeway. When one backs up, the side streets fill too, and guessing wrong about why can cost you the whole evening.

Sources University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs, City of Houston 2025 survey (April 2025) Houston TranStar, Historical Freeway Travel Times, 2025 "Texas leads the nation in blocked railroad crossings, according to federal data," KHOU City of Houston launches Train Watch, ABC13 (Aug 2025)
Live cameras

Look for yourself.

Check the live camera on your route before you leave.

Now showing Connecting to a camera Baton Rouge stand-in · Louisiana DOTD
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Baton Rouge cameraBaton Rouge stand-in

A random live 511LA camera, standing in until Houston cameras launch.

Night traffic camera view of US 61 at Goodwood Blvd in Baton Rouge The same camera view with BlindSpot's vehicle detections drawn as blue boxes around each car and truck
Blue boxes are vehicles BlindSpot detected. US 61 at Goodwood Blvd, a Baton Rouge stand-in.
Camera monitoring

Or let BlindSpot watch for you.

Our vision model watches Houston's traffic cameras, so you hear about a crash even if no one reports it.

  1. Cameras spot itCrashes, stalled cars, slowdowns.
  2. BlindSpot checks itConfirms it's real and finds the routes it slows.
  3. You avoid itYour route takes you around it.
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Live traffic map

Every road colored by traffic, day or night.

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What happened, where, and how long it adds.

Multi-vehicle crashI-45 Gulf Fwy southbound+12m

Why it's slow

What's behind the delay on any road.

Collision58%
Heavier than usual27%
Lane closure15%

See what's coming

Traffic up to two hours ahead.

Now+30 min+1 h+2 h

Drive, walk, bike or ride

Car, foot, bike or METRO, with the best time to leave.

Leave at 7:17 AMin 3 min
85›Red Line· 31 min

Report what you see

Crashes, police, hazards and more, in two taps.

Live cameras

Watch the road before you take it.

I-45 Gulf Fwy at Telephone Rd
21 vehicles~11 mphClear

Alerts

A heads-up when something happens near you, and when it clears.

Crossing is open againNavigation Blvd · train has passed

Where to?

Search anywhere in Houston and see the drive time.

Hobby Airport28 min
7800 Airport Blvd

Houston first.

Built for Houston roads. Launching here first.

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