Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Deepinder Goyal Says Temple Could Assess Pilot Fitness
Deepinder Goyal is developing a wearable called Temple.
It sits on the side of the head, near the temple.
Goyal says it collects information linked to blood flow to the brain.
He suggested it could help check whether pilots are fit to fly.
He also said the Air Force could use it to see who is fittest for a mission.
The technology is called BrainFlow.
Temple pre-orders in India are expected to open soon.
Goyal said a feature that turns thoughts into text is still being researched and may take a few years.
Deepinder Goyal said Temple could help assess whether pilots are fit to fly.
He also suggested the wearable could help Air Force authorities identify who is fittest for a mission.
Temple is designed to sit near the temple area of the head and collect information linked to blood flow to the brain.
The technology behind the wearable is called BrainFlow.
Temple pre-orders in India are expected to open soon; Goyal said thoughts-to-text capabilities may take several years and arrive in a later version.
- Who
- Deepinder Goyal, founder of Zomato, discussed Temple’s potential use for pilots and Air Force personnel.
- What
- Goyal said Temple could be used to assess pilot fitness before flights and identify who is fittest for an Air Force mission.
- When
- He made the comments ahead of Temple’s expected pre-order opening in India, days after a reported FlyDubai incident.
- Where
- The comments were made on X; Temple is expected to be available for pre-orders in India.
- Why
- Goyal suggested using the wearable to assess fitness before flying or undertaking a mission.
- Product
- Temple, a wearable designed to sit near the temple area of the head
- Developer
- Deepinder Goyal
- Technology
- BrainFlow
- Potential use
- Assessing whether pilots are fit to fly and who is fittest for an Air Force mission
- Expected availability
- Pre-orders are expected to open soon in India
- Thoughts-to-text
- Goyal said the technology is being researched and may take a few more years; he expects it in a third or fourth Temple version