Visual telematics startup Cautio acquires Nikhil Kamath-backed BYTES

Visual telematics startup Cautio has acquired BYTES, an AI-driven automotive startup focused on advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) for two-wheelers, to strengthen and expand its two-wheeler safety solutions.

Cautio, which offers AI-powered dash cams and operating systems for autos, cabs, buses, logistics fleets, and enterprise mobility, said the acquisition will help it build a full-stack road safety platform for all types of vehicles, with a special focus on two-wheeler safety, an area often neglected.

The company did not disclose the deal value but said the BYTES team will join its R&D unit to develop advanced safety solutions for two-wheelers.

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Cautio plans to increase its investments in this area by expanding research and committing long-term engineering resources. The company will focus on improving rider visibility, real-time risk detection, incident recording, and customised response systems.

“Every incident we see reminds us that safety in India cannot remain limited to three- and four-wheelers and commercial fleets,” Ankit Acharya, co-founder and chief executive officer of Cautio, said in a statement. “Two-wheelers are at the heart of Indian mobility, and they deserve the same attention, intelligence, and care that larger fleets receive today."

“Our mission at BYTES has always been to make riding safer without adding friction,” BYTES co-founders Aayush and Prakhar said. “As Cautio has already shown how video intelligence can reshape mobility safety in India, we’re excited to scale our work inside a platform that understands both the urgency and the responsibility of what we’re building”

Founded in 2023 by Aayush Kumar and Prakhar Agrawal, Bengaluru-based BYTES uses its vision-based, proprietary AI safety system to offer real-time risk detection and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) for two-wheelers.

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BYTES—short for Beyond Your Technological Explorations—was backed by zerodha cofounder Nikhil Kamath’s WTFund, IIT Mandi Catalyst, NSRCEL at IIM Bangalore, and Startup Karnataka.

Cautio, founded in 2023 by Ankit Acharya and Pranjal Nadhan, says it analyses millions of kilometres of video data every day across more than 50 cities through its 24×7 command centre. The platform generates insights on driver safety and provides real-time support to help prevent accidents.

The company claims it can detect road conditions as well as critical driver behaviours such as fatigue, distraction, overspeeding, and collisions. This helps fleet operators reduce accidents, improve compliance, and lower insurance and operational costs. Cautio also plans to introduce insurance mapping by using insights from its growing data pool.

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