AI cameras catch toddler on lap and drivers glued to phones in West Midlands trial

An AI camera trial in the West Midlands captured nearly 19,000 potential seatbelt and mobile phone offences in just two weeks, prompting calls for the technology to be used for police enforcement.

The cameras, developed and supplied by AECOM and Acusensus, were set up outside Ladywood fire station in Birmingham and Fallings Park fire station in Wolverhampton for two weeks in March.

At Ladywood, the system flagged 11,045 potential seatbelt offences and 1,163 potential mobile phone offenc... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...