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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Alex Hern

Speed camera app developers face abuse from UK drivers

2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC on the M6 motorway
Google and Apple have not approved the app’s distribution. Photograph: KeyWorded/Alamy

The developers of a new app that uses AI to estimate the speed of a passing car say they have been forced into anonymity by the vicious response from drivers.

The app, Speedcam Anywhere, is the product of a team of AI scientists with backgrounds in Silicon Valley companies and top UK universities. Its creators hope it will encourage police to take speeding more seriously and enable residents, pedestrians and cyclists to document traffic crimes in their area.

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