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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Alan Martin

AI camera system spots nearly 300 motoring offences in 72 hours

Speed cameras have been in use for over 30 years and, while they’re reasonably effective at detecting obviously dangerous driving, they can’t spot other reckless behaviour behind the wheel that isn’t directly affecting the vehicle.

But a new AI-based trial in Cornwall has proved extremely effective at spotting offences taking place inside the car. Acusensus’s free-standing AI road safety camera has caught 297 offences in its first three days on the A30 near Launceston in Cornwall.

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