3 min readAhmedabadJan 16, 2026 09:03 PM IST
First published on: Jan 16, 2026 at 09:02 PM IST
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has proposed to install dashcams on the city buses to detect and report potholes, traffic violations, encroachments and other civic issues in Gujarat’s biggest city.
The AMC is undertaking the project of supply, installation, testing and commissioning (SITC) of dashcams along with AI-based solution for surveillance of municipal infrastructure which will be executed by Smart City Ahmedabad Development Limited (SCADL), a special purpose vehicle formed in 2016 for the implementation of projects under the Smart City Mission.
Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner Banchhanidhi Pani told The Indian Express, “As it is difficult to manually track all these cases, it has been decided to use technology. The AMC is looking for an agency to supply, install, configure and maintain dashcams along with the AI-based software solution. With these dashcams, the SCADL aims to identify various municipal issues, define use cases, and develop an AI-based software application along with a dashboard”.
The initial plan is to install 1000 dash cams, for which tenders have been invited which will close on January 30.
The AMC has identified over 40 issues that the AI-enabled cameras on AMC buses should detect which include encroachments, parking violations, two-wheelers riding without helmet, wrong-side driving, damaged speed breakers, potholes and cracks on roads, cattle on roads, open drains and manholes, electrical wire jumble, damaged streetlights, unauthorised posters and graffiti, people sleeping on pavements and even spitting and urine stains on roads.
Under the project, dashcams across AMTS (Ahmedabad Municipal Transport System), BRTS (Bus Rapid Transit System), public transportation, and other corporation vehicles (maximum of three cameras per vehicle) will be installed. Currently, the AMC has a fleet of 325 BRTS buses with a 100-km network through a dedicated corridor, and 1,000 AMTS buses operating on over 225 routes.
The conditions for detection of garbage mandates, “The AI application should be capable enough to detect from the video feed from the dashcam where garbage is dropped on the road, footpath, in grounds where littering is not allowed. The system should detect this event 24×7 (both day and night) with an accuracy of 80 per cent in case of reporting issues detected.”
“The dashcam viewpoints shall be positioned to capture all the over 40 cases from a single vehicle, with one camera focused on the left side of the street, one focussed on the road surface, and another focussed on the centre of the road,” the tender states.
“However, the AMC is also open to innovations and ideas to maximize the number of use cases that can be accurately covered by a single camera,” an senior AMC official said. Additionally, the cameras should be adaptable for use in other vehicles to increase coverage of the city area.
The AMC is looking for an agency to supply, install, configure and maintain dashcams along with the AI-based software solution. (File Photo/Representational) 
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