Indian roads are infamous for accidents, reckless driving and no compliance to traffic safety rules. Accidents occur almost every day and what’s worse is that there is no proper action taken to better this situation. Recognizing this helpless situation Ankit Acharya and Pranjal Nadhani set out to establish Cautio in 2023, which specialises in providing dashcam solutions.
Meet the Co-founders
Acharya earlier held leadership roles at Namma Yatri, Bounce Infinity, and Backstage Army. An alumnus of NIFT Bangalore, he leads business, fundraising, and operations. Pranjal Nadhani, a software engineer by training, has led frontend engineering at Virtualness and worked with Dream11 and Urban Company. At Cautio, he oversees technology and finance.
“It was clear that India didn’t just need safer rides for passengers, it needed a system that safeguarded everyone in the vehicle,” Acharya said. “GPC can only tell you where the vehicle is, but not what’s happening inside.” adding that giving access to the location to any authority in the world can never make a passenger feel truly safe.”
All about Cautio
Safety issues mainly arose from fatigue, distraction or aggressive behaviour of the driver. Some other reasons are accidents, breakdowns, or third-party collisions. This triggered the Cautio founders to build in-house AI-powered cameras with driver and road monitoring, optional cabin views, GPS, and 4G connectivity. There is a proprietary software to process and analyse behaviour in place and a live command centre to oversee it all.
A tech-loaded Cautio camera device is mounted on the windshield of a vehicle, with one lens facing the driver. It tracks behaviour in real time to detect fatigue, distraction, aggression, or other risks. Another one faces the road, monitoring driving patterns, incidents, and external hazards.
In addition, a third camera which is optional can be installed on the rear windscreen or inside the cabin. This is especially useful for buses, trucks, or autos that require passenger monitoring. Each unit is equipped with GPS and a 4G SIM card, allowing for precise location tracking and live data transmission.
“On top of this hardware, we’ve built our proprietary software that processes and analyses all incoming data. Our AI-powered system collects visual and location data, generates automatic alerts, tracks driver sentiment, and evaluates behaviour. At the heart of our operations is our live command centre, which acts as an extended security arm for fleet operators, verifying alerts and stepping in when necessary,” Acharya said.
Upon detecting anything unusual inside the vehicle, the driver receives an instant alert through the camera itself, while the incident data is transmitted to the command centre within six to seven seconds. Currently active in 35+ cities, Cautio claims to have delivered over 500 million location data points. Its client list includes Shoffr, Euro Cars, Namma Yatri, Cityflo, and even premier institutions like IITs.
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