Bengaluru Techie's AI Helmet Catches Traffic Violators, Alerts Police

• Bengaluru developer Pankaj Tanwar created an AI-enabled helmet to record traffic violations in real time.
• The system identifies violations, captures number plates, and automatically emails photographic proof with location, date, and time to traffic police.
• Tanwar, frustrated by reckless driving, built the device as a "weekend project" for fun, integrating a dashcam and a local AI model.
• The innovation went viral on X, drawing praise as "peak Bengaluru tech" but also sparking privacy debates.
• Developers, founders, and investors have offered support to scale the concept into a commercial product.

Why It Matters: Innovative AI helmet by Bengaluru techie Pankaj Tanwar automatically reports traffic violations to police.