Algorithms · September 2026Gaffe level: Blunder
Bengaluru's AI Traffic Camera Fined a Man for a Helmetless Passenger That Was His Guitar
Souvik Dutta rode his scooter alone on Bengaluru's Outer Ring Road on September 15 with a guitar strapped to his back. An AI traffic camera read the guitar case as a helmetless pillion rider and generated a Rs 500 challan for 'pillion not wearing protective head gear.' The photo attached to the fine clearly shows the rider wearing a helmet with the black guitar case behind him. Bengaluru Traffic Police said the violation would be revoked if the error was genuine.
Source: Cartoq
Discarded Fishing Nets Could Pave Roads Without Shedding More Plastic
Researchers in Hawaii are testing asphalt made with recycled polyethylene from marine debris, including discarded fishing gear, and early results show promising resistance to rutting with no clear increase in polymer shedding compared with conventional roads. Researchers in Texas are running similar trials on a roughly one-mile road section near Dallas.
Source: ScrapMonster