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Bengaluru Traffic Police AI System Faces Scrutiny After Error
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THE BRIEF
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A Bengaluru motorist received an e-challan for helmetless pillion riding after AI traffic cameras mistook a guitar strapped to his back for a human passenger.
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The Bengaluru Traffic Police Intelligent Traffic Management System issues an average of 19,000 contactless challans daily through AI cameras.
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Joint Commissioner of Police Karthik Reddy claimed the AI system achieves nearly 99% accuracy with negligible wrong flaggings, though manual verification is maintained.