New AI Speed Cameras Record Drivers on Their Phones

New AI cameras have been deployed in vans to record drivers using their phones while driving or driving without a seatbelt.

During a 12-hour evaluation in March, South Gloucestershire Council discovered 150 individuals not wearing seatbelts and seven drivers preoccupied by their cell phones.

Pamela Williams, the council’s road safety education manager, stated, “We believe that using technology like this will make people seriously consider their driving behaviour.”

According to figures, 425 people sustained injuries on South Gloucestershire roads in 2023, with 69 critically injured or killed.

Throughout the survey, vans were equipped with mounted artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The devices monitored passing vehicles and determined whether drivers were infringing traffic laws.

If a likely violation was spotted, the images were submitted to at least two specially experienced highways operators for inspection. There were no fixed penalty notices issued,

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