AI traffic camera in Bengaluru mistakes guitar bag for helmetless passenger
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A traffic AI camera in Bengaluru erroneously issued a fine to a scooter rider for not having a helmet on a passenger, when the camera mistook a guitar bag for a person.
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- Bengaluru traffic police installed AI-based cameras at intersections to detect traffic rule violations.
- An AI camera incorrectly identified a guitar bag worn on a scooter rider's back as a second passenger without a helmet.
- The system automatically generated a 500-rupee fine and sent it to the rider's family.
- Police have since acknowledged the error after the rider shared the incident on social media.
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- Official correction of the erroneous traffic fine by Bengaluru traffic police
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NamedIndia · Bengaluru Traffic Police · Hebbal · Souvik Datta · Tin Factory
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