New AI cameras which can detect drivers using their phone at the wheel are being rolled out this week.
The new cameras are being deployed in Greater Manchester this week, with 10 police forces taking part in a trial of the technology which runs until March next year.
It’s claimed the cameras, built by tech company Acusensus, will ‘provide automated recognition of drivers using mobile phones while driving in order to enforce traffic safety laws intended to prevent distracted driving’.
They were first trialled by National Highways in 2021, and they take two pictures at precise angles to detect if the driver is using their smartphone, not wearing a seatbelt, or are otherwise driving distracted.
If the AI system does flag a potential offence, the pictures are then looked at by a person to double check if it was correct.
Fines are only issued after a person has checked the footage and confirmed that an offence was being committed.
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