Bangkok is using artificial intelligence software (AI) to catch traffic offenders and will also use it to improve traffic flow at intersections.
Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration was using AI at eight locations in the capital city.
"Technology can be applied to catch offenders. Many pedestrians are their victims, especially in Bangkok where about 900 of them are hit by motorcyclists using footpaths every year," he said.
The BMA was using AI software to catch traffic violators using existing surveillance cameras. AI could spot violators and then report them, a task previously handled by city police, Mr Chadchart said.
From June 12-20, 2,990 motorcyclists were caught by AI riding illegally on footpaths.
The BMA also used AI to catch motorists who parked their vehicles in no-parking areas near CentralWorld shopping centre, in Pratunam area and on Nana Road. The AI program identified vehicles that were parked for more than five minutes and reported them to police, the Bangkok governor said.
"In about two more months we will expand the AI system to 100 other locations, and later it will be expanded to control traffic lights," he said.
