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Leon Poultney

AI traffic cameras spark backlash in Mississippi — as government officials try to calm fears they’ll be used to catch motorists who are speeding, not wearing seatbelts or texting at the wheel

Acusensus AI Traffic Cameras.
  • New technology canned real-time offenses to enforcement agencies
  • Cameras are good enough to spot drivers holding smartphones
  • DPS commissioner says the tech won’t be used to write tickets

The Mississippi Department of Information Technology Service’s board has recently signed a contract with Australian AI-focused technology company Acusensus worth $2 million that will introduce special, multi-violation traffic cameras to the state.

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