Bengaluru Techie Turns Helmet Into AI Traffic Violation Detector: See How It Works

Bengaluru motorists have been put on alert after a city-based techie unveiled an AI-powered helmet designed to identify traffic violations in real time. A 27-year-old techie came up with an innovative

idea and turned his ordinary helmet into a traffic police device using artificial intelligence (AI).

The man, identified as Pankaj, shared a post on X, expressing his frustration over commuters breaking traffic rules.

“I was tired of stupid people on the road, so I hacked my helmet into a traffic police device,” he wrote on X, while sharing pictures of his helmet and how the AI-camera clicked pictures of people violating traffic rules.

The software engineer further wrote, “While I ride, the AI agent runs in near real time, flags violations, and proof with location & no plate goes straight to the police. blr people – so now ride safe… or regret it.”

i was tired of stupid people on road so i hacked my helmet into a traffic police device 🚨

while i ride, ai agent runs in near real time, flags violations, and proof with location & no plate goes straight to police.

blr people – so now ride safe… or regret it. pic.twitter.com/lWaRO01Jaq

— Pankaj (@the2ndfloorguy) January 3, 2026

Using his AI-enabled helmet, the techie identifies traffic violations and reports them directly to the traffic police, submitting supporting evidence along with the complaint.

One user asked Pankaj if he could also report potholes. Responding to the query, he said, “Yes, I can do that, but I’m not sure where to report it or whether anyone would even look into it.”

His post went viral within a day, earning praise from netizens for his idea and initiative. Some users also offered feedback, which he took on board.

“That’s a fantastic idea! Maybe the dashcams can be hooked to a cloud service, and if a state gives 10% of the challan incentive to the person whose dashcam reported the incident, good reason for people to sign up,” one user wrote. While another user wrote, “We all need to be like him.”

The Bengaluru City Police also reached out to Pankaj, calling his idea “innovative and interesting”.

Pankaj shared a screengrab of the message, which read, “Hello, Mr Pankaj, Greetings from Bengaluru City Police. We have come across your recent posts regarding the helmet-based traffic violation detection concept and found the idea very innovative and interesting from a road safety perspective. We would appreciate the opportunity to understand…”