AI cameras that detect drivers using mobile phones or not wearing seatbelts are being trialled in Greater Manchester.
The ‘Heads Up’ technology from Acusensus captures footage of passing vehicles before the images are processed with AI to detect potential offenders.
Footage deemed to contain evidence of an offence is then seen by humans to make a final determination. During the trial period, the data will be used by Safer Roads Greater Manchester to understand how many drivers still choose to break the law in a bid to refine future road safety campaigns.
According to Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), research shows that drivers are four times more likely to crash when using their phone while driving and twice as likely to die in a crash if they fail to wear a seatbelt.
Peter Boulton, TfGM’s network director for highways, said: “In Greater Manchester we know that distractions and not wearing seatbelts are key factors in a number of road traffic collisions on our roads which have resulted...
