Bengaluru auto driver upgrades regular seat with gaming chair, photo goes viral

A photo of a Bengaluru auto featuring an “ergonomic” driver’s chair was shared on social media platform X, which soon began to do rounds on the internet.

Bengaluru auto drivers’ creativity has once again taken the internet by surprise. A auto driver in the city has gone viral on social media after swapping his regular seat for a gaming chair in his vehicle.

A photo of a Bengaluru auto featuring an “ergonomic” driver’s chair was shared on social media platform X, which soon began to do rounds on the internet. One user followed it up by sharing an image of another auto driver who had installed a gaming chair inside his vehicle.

Mine one had a gaming chair. Asked him to look to install a portable monitor to watch YouTube whole in traffic. pic.twitter.com/kRCOWvZuWy

— Akhilesh Yadav (@akhileshyolo) September 4, 2025

According to a report by Hindustan Times, social media users couldn’t stop joking, with comments ranging from “Herman Miller auto-rickshaw edition” to “Tell me you’re in Bengaluru without telling me you’re in Bengaluru.”

In response to the post, one user remarked, “Mine one had a gaming chair. Asked him to install a portable monitor to watch YouTube in traffic.” While, others applauded the innovation.

In a separate viral moment, recently, a Bengaluru woman shared her encounter with an auto driver wearing an IIM-Bangalore jacket, HT reported. On asking, she learned that the driver also worked part-time at the IIM-B hostel mess, and students had gifted him the jacket as a token of appreciation.

In addition, another viral photo showed an auto driver watching a podcast by Naval Ravikant, the Indian-origin entrepreneur and investor, while navigating through traffic in the city. Social media users immediately declared it the most Bengaluru thing they had seen all week.